Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. 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 194 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $373,440 | $179.54 | 40 |
| 2 | Chief Executives | $182,260 | $87.63 | 40 |
| 3 | Pharmacists | $153,310 | $73.71 | 40 |
| 4 | Petroleum Engineers | $131,460 | $63.20 | 60 |
| 5 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $130,060 | $62.53 | 40 |
| 6 | Lawyers | $129,130 | $62.08 | 90 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $128,060 | $61.57 | 70 |
| 8 | Marketing Managers | $127,230 | $61.17 | 40 |
| 9 | Financial Managers | $126,930 | $61.02 | 140 |
| 10 | Human Resources Managers | $122,980 | $59.13 | 40 |
| 11 | Managers, All Other | $122,930 | $59.10 | 360 |
| 12 | Software Developers | $122,510 | $58.90 | 50 |
| 13 | Physical Therapists | $118,410 | $56.93 | 40 |
| 14 | Sales Managers | $105,880 | $50.91 | 110 |
| 15 | Mechanical Engineers | $105,760 | $50.84 | 40 |
| 16 | Construction Managers | $105,620 | $50.78 | 90 |
| 17 | Commercial Pilots | $101,560 | Not published | 30 |
| 18 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $99,300 | $47.74 | 180 |
| 19 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $96,100 | $46.20 | 100 |
| 20 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | $94,520 | $45.44 | 1,160 |
| 21 | Facilities Managers | $93,400 | $44.90 | 50 |
| 22 | Administrative Services Managers | $91,860 | $44.17 | 40 |
| 23 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $84,780 | $40.76 | 50 |
| 24 | General and Operations Managers | $84,440 | $40.60 | 1,330 |
| 25 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $83,770 | Not published | 170 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan 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.