Midland, TX metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Midland Metro

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

Figures describe the Midland, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Midland 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 (3 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 297 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Midland, TX metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$417,970	$200.95	160
2	Chief Executives	$389,330	$187.18	100
3	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$219,140	$105.36	370
4	Commercial Pilots	$198,480	Not published	50
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$174,040	$83.67	310
6	Financial Managers	$172,520	$82.94	800
7	Petroleum Engineers	$172,070	$82.73	940
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$169,240	$81.36	260
9	Public Relations Managers	$163,180	$78.45	50
10	Lawyers	$163,090	$78.41	280
11	Pharmacists	$161,260	$77.53	130
12	Physician Assistants	$158,200	$76.06	60
13	Managers, All Other	$154,630	$74.34	760
14	Marketing Managers	$149,510	$71.88	290
15	Human Resources Managers	$148,080	$71.19	160
16	Nurse Practitioners	$146,610	$70.49	100
17	Training and Development Managers	$144,240	$69.34	40
18	Industrial Engineers	$141,120	$67.85	320
19	Sales Managers	$139,380	$67.01	590
20	Sales Engineers	$138,930	$66.79	70
21	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$137,030	$65.88	60
22	Industrial Production Managers	$135,200	$65.00	220
23	General and Operations Managers	$132,420	$63.66	4,830
24	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$132,060	$63.49	30
25	Chemists	$131,860	$63.39	70

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