Laredo, TX metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Laredo Metro

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

Figures describe the Laredo, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Laredo 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 255 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Laredo, TX metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$265,860	$127.82	70
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$227,450	$109.35	40
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,340	$74.69	30
4	Dentists, General	$149,820	$72.03	50
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,870	$61.48	100
6	Managers, All Other	$127,690	$61.39	570
7	Lawyers	$125,900	$60.53	240
8	Pharmacists	$125,060	$60.12	160
9	Physician Assistants	$124,120	$59.67	80
10	Nurse Practitioners	$121,360	$58.34	130
11	Financial Managers	$121,140	$58.24	190
12	Administrative Services Managers	$114,000	$54.81	110
13	Marketing Managers	$112,680	$54.17	100
14	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$111,870	$53.78	90
15	Software Developers	$111,450	$53.58	130
16	Human Resources Managers	$103,990	$50.00	70
17	Industrial Production Managers	$101,280	$48.69	50
18	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,340	Not published	30
19	Physical Therapists	$99,000	$47.60	160
20	Compliance Officers	$98,180	$47.20	1,440
21	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$98,180	$47.20	1,410
22	Occupational Therapists	$96,760	$46.52	70
23	Speech-Language Pathologists	$96,340	$46.32	130
24	Medical and Health Services Managers	$95,460	$45.89	340
25	Sales Managers	$92,400	$44.42	290

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