Salary, Cost of Living, Housing & Safety

Average Salary & Cost of Living in Texas

Average salary (this dataset)
$66,295
Across 760 roles in 26 Texas cities, BLS OEWS
Cost of living index
90.4
100 = U.S. average
Median home value
$217,009
zillow_real
Crime index
2109
Per 100k residents
State GDP
$2,769,766M
BEA, current dollars
Population
178,244
Census ACS 5-year

Highest-paying roles in Texas (top 30 of 9298)

CityRoleMean salary
Corpus ChristiCardiologists$709,920
DallasOrthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$546,600
DallasSurgeons, All Other$435,010
AustinCardiologists$408,750
MidlandChief Executives$400,240
TexarkanaPhysicians, All Other$392,990
MidlandPhysicians, All Other$369,260
San AntonioCardiologists$366,670
DallasDermatologists$355,460
OdessaChief Executives$350,570
DallasOral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$350,080
AmarilloPhysicians, All Other$346,050
DallasChief Executives$344,480
HoustonChief Executives$340,640
AustinChief Executives$338,600
San AntonioDermatologists$336,810
San AntonioOral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$334,770
San AntonioRadiologists$331,410
DallasDentists, All Other Specialists$327,890
DallasNeurologists$327,030
DallasOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric$325,030
HoustonCardiologists$324,160
DallasCardiologists$319,770
Corpus ChristiPhysicians, Pathologists$318,070
HoustonOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric$315,750
BrownsvillePhysicians, All Other$311,930
San AntonioChief Executives$311,910
San AntonioPhysicians, All Other$304,470
HoustonDentists, All Other Specialists$303,690
Wichita FallsPhysicians, All Other$303,070

Texas covers 26 cities and 760 professions in this dataset. Browse by profession to see all cities for a specific role.