Median pay · Texas
$48,620A year, or $23 an hour.Take-home a month$3,437After federal and FICA tax at 15.2%
Worth at national prices$50,094Prices here sit at 97.1 against 100
Against the nation4.6% belowNational median $50,980
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $27,250 | $13 |
| 25th percentile | $35,370 | $17 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $48,620 | $23 |
| 75th percentile | $77,840 | $37 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $125,220 | $60 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $65,750 | $32 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in TexasBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$48,620
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$23.38
- Take-home after federal and FICA tax$3,437 a month at an effective rate of 15.2%.$41,246 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Texas sit at 97.1 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$50,094
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.4.6% below
- Jobs countedA concentration of 1 against the nation's 1.00.14,071,160
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1