North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the North 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 449 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Medicine Physicians | $312,000 | $150.00 | 120 |
| 2 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $305,810 | $147.02 | 70 |
| 3 | Physicians, All Other | $269,270 | $129.46 | 100 |
| 4 | Pediatricians, General | $199,990 | $96.15 | Not published |
| 5 | Chief Executives | $177,700 | $85.43 | 240 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $160,150 | $76.99 | 130 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $138,170 | $66.43 | 310 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $134,090 | $64.47 | 530 |
| 9 | Dentists, General | $132,010 | $63.47 | 180 |
| 10 | Nurse Practitioners | $130,500 | $62.74 | 520 |
| 11 | Financial Managers | $130,100 | $62.55 | 650 |
| 12 | Optometrists | $128,870 | $61.96 | 50 |
| 13 | Physician Assistants | $127,100 | $61.11 | 140 |
| 14 | Petroleum Engineers | $126,420 | $60.78 | 130 |
| 15 | Marketing Managers | $126,250 | $60.70 | 270 |
| 16 | Veterinarians | $124,360 | $59.79 | 210 |
| 17 | Industrial Production Managers | $122,400 | $58.85 | 620 |
| 18 | Training and Development Managers | $121,330 | $58.33 | 60 |
| 19 | Sales Managers | $120,490 | $57.93 | 880 |
| 20 | Software Developers | $118,600 | $57.02 | 520 |
| 21 | Electrical Engineers | $117,700 | $56.59 | 200 |
| 22 | Purchasing Managers | $117,300 | $56.40 | 130 |
| 23 | Managers, All Other | $115,960 | $55.75 | 530 |
| 24 | Human Resources Managers | $115,490 | $55.52 | 210 |
| 25 | Information Security Analysts | $112,680 | $54.17 | 60 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the North 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.