College Station-Bryan, TX metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in College Station Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025College Station-Bryan, TX metro area

Figures describe the College Station-Bryan, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not College Station 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 360 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$326,090	$156.77	70
2	Physicians, All Other	$236,170	$113.54	160
3	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$219,160	Not published	50
4	Chief Executives	$176,160	$84.69	60
5	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$167,090	Not published	80
6	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$164,660	Not published	750
7	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$160,550	Not published	100
8	Dentists, General	$154,340	$74.20	70
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,850	$71.08	70
10	Pharmacists	$136,310	$65.53	190
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,540	$65.17	410
12	Lawyers	$134,800	$64.81	340
13	Financial Managers	$132,280	$63.59	410
14	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$130,820	$62.89	50
15	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$129,110	Not published	1,160
16	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$129,080	Not published	400
17	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,670	Not published	160
18	Optometrists	$128,500	$61.78	40
19	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$126,240	Not published	130
20	Nurse Practitioners	$126,210	$60.68	180
21	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$126,050	Not published	530
22	Computer Network Architects	$125,340	$60.26	40
23	Marketing Managers	$121,780	$58.55	230
24	Engineers, All Other	$121,440	$58.38	160
25	Managers, All Other	$120,410	$57.89	300

The full list of every published occupation here is on the College Station 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.