Abilene, TX metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Abilene Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Abilene, TX metro area

Figures describe the Abilene, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Abilene city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 287 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Abilene, TX metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$220,400	$105.96	40
2	Chief Executives	$165,770	$79.70	40
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$156,940	$75.45	40
4	Dentists, General	$156,040	$75.02	50
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,670	$65.23	120
6	Financial Managers	$134,920	$64.87	310
7	Pharmacists	$133,660	$64.26	150
8	Nurse Practitioners	$129,120	$62.08	110
9	Physician Assistants	$127,550	$61.32	60
10	Veterinarians	$122,820	$59.05	40
11	Lawyers	$122,560	$58.93	160
12	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$118,210	$56.83	30
13	Managers, All Other	$114,900	$55.24	260
14	Sales Managers	$111,020	$53.38	280
15	Marketing Managers	$109,100	$52.45	140
16	Industrial Production Managers	$108,830	$52.32	90
17	Human Resources Managers	$107,640	$51.75	80
18	Training and Development Managers	$107,280	$51.58	30
19	Electrical Engineers	$106,340	$51.12	50
20	Occupational Therapists	$104,740	$50.36	90
21	Software Developers	$103,760	$49.89	250
22	Administrative Services Managers	$103,710	$49.86	120
23	Physical Therapists	$102,920	$49.48	180
24	Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,210	$49.14	420
25	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$100,430	$48.28	60

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Abilene metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.