Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Austin Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area
Figures describe the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Austin 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 (11 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 598 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, Pathologists | $362,620 | $174.34 | Not published |
| 2 | Cardiologists | $341,080 | $163.98 | 90 |
| 3 | Chief Executives | $288,150 | $138.53 | 950 |
| 4 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $281,940 | $135.55 | Not published |
| 5 | Physicians, All Other | $276,600 | $132.98 | 1,550 |
| 6 | Surgeons, All Other | $271,390 | $130.48 | Not published |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physicians | $263,070 | $126.48 | 250 |
| 8 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $256,940 | $123.53 | 220 |
| 9 | Nurse Anesthetists | $244,990 | $117.78 | 480 |
| 10 | Psychiatrists | $236,340 | $113.63 | 150 |
| 11 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $210,750 | Not published | 150 |
| 12 | Dentists, General | $188,190 | $90.48 | 820 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $176,990 | $85.09 | 11,050 |
| 14 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $176,540 | $84.88 | 3,130 |
| 15 | Pediatricians, General | $175,680 | $84.46 | Not published |
| 16 | Petroleum Engineers | $168,860 | $81.19 | 150 |
| 17 | Financial Managers | $167,180 | $80.38 | 7,210 |
| 18 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $165,530 | $79.58 | 3,850 |
| 19 | Marketing Managers | $164,920 | $79.29 | 7,170 |
| 20 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $162,960 | $78.34 | 1,960 |
| 21 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $153,990 | $74.03 | 710 |
| 22 | Lawyers | $153,330 | $73.72 | 7,540 |
| 23 | Sales Managers | $151,760 | $72.96 | 9,880 |
| 24 | Pharmacists | $151,290 | $72.74 | 1,800 |
| 25 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $148,650 | $71.47 | 310 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Austin 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.