The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Austin, TX For 2023

By Chris Kolmar
Apr. 11, 2022

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Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2022. This is our sixth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Austin

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in the Austin area. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Obstetricians And Gynecologists are the highest paid people in Austin.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Austin:

  1. Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  2. Pediatricians, General
  3. Chief Executives
  4. Family Medicine Physicians
  5. Physicians, All Other
  6. Architectural and Engineering Managers
  7. Petroleum Engineers
  8. Financial Managers
  9. Computer and Information Systems Managers
  10. Training and Development Managers

Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 15 on the list of highest paid professions in Austin. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

If you’re interested, you can read more about the Austin and Texas job scene here:

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Austin For 2022

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 574 job classifications in Austin in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

We used the most recently released BLS data for this analysis which came out on March 29, 2022.

For more reading, check out:

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Austin

Rank Job Title Average Salary Entry Level Salary # Of People
1 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $375,200 $184,210 90
2 Pediatricians, General $298,760 $153,770 110
3 Chief Executives $279,910 $115,380 500
4 Family Medicine Physicians $271,910 $128,350 340
5 Physicians, All Other $225,840 $78,030 720
6 Architectural and Engineering Managers $179,490 $102,970 1,910
7 Petroleum Engineers $166,680 $97,030 610
8 Financial Managers $162,510 $83,350 5,510
9 Computer and Information Systems Managers $159,430 $100,570 6,930
10 Training and Development Managers $151,420 $72,130 430
11 Marketing Managers $148,350 $78,230 3,190
12 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $145,490 $80,850 650
13 Sales Managers $145,420 $61,820 4,540
14 Computer and Information Research Scientists $145,220 $64,990 350
15 Dentists, General $145,170 $78,850 390
16 Lawyers $140,790 $75,100 6,950
17 Compensation and Benefits Managers $140,550 $86,510 240
18 Purchasing Managers $139,190 $77,050 520
19 Database Architects $139,110 $99,840 900
20 Optometrists $137,500 $61,820 260
21 Managers, All Other $137,500 $77,040 4,820
22 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $136,050 $61,560 120
23 Human Resources Managers $135,670 $78,230 1,450
24 Pharmacists $133,540 $99,880 1,740
25 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $129,260 $78,760 1,720
26 Physician Assistants $128,610 $78,230 430
27 Natural Sciences Managers $128,130 $61,750 410
28 Public Relations Managers $128,070 $61,340 690
29 Industrial Production Managers $127,730 $65,740 980
30 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $127,040 $59,730 620
31 Business Teachers, Postsecondary $126,360 $57,750 510
32 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $126,160 $59,990 660
33 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $125,380 $49,990 1,300
34 Education Administrators, Postsecondary $125,270 $63,750 2,370
35 Computer Hardware Engineers $124,730 $78,850 1,190
36 Data Scientists $123,530 $77,750 940
37 Computer Network Architects $122,640 $63,690 1,860
38 Advertising and Promotions Managers $121,640 $50,320 170
39 Nurse Practitioners $120,850 $86,450 1,300
40 Electrical Engineers $120,850 $77,770 2,340
41 Medical and Health Services Managers $120,560 $66,360 2,530
42 Veterinarians $120,240 $67,670 680
43 Environmental Engineers $119,430 $62,380 230
44 Operations Research Analysts $118,710 $59,360 2,390
45 Administrative Services Managers $116,800 $75,350 3,340
46 Materials Engineers $116,290 $76,570 80
47 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $113,000 $59,990 220
48 Software Developers $112,520 $61,320 21,940
49 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $112,220 $60,210 740
50 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $112,210 $62,750 140
51 General and Operations Managers $110,770 $31,130 33,180
52 Aerospace Engineers $110,650 $75,660 230
53 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $108,070 $61,930 270
54 Mechanical Engineers $107,530 $60,900 1,870
55 Commercial Pilots $106,980 $49,820 340
56 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $106,910 $80,620 100
57 Nuclear Engineers $106,500 $61,330 30
58 Facilities Managers $106,140 $63,210 710
59 Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary $105,460 $62,460 80
60 Actuaries $104,700 $62,880 190
61 Industrial Engineers $104,090 $61,370 1,920
62 Personal Financial Advisors $103,880 $47,570 1,910
63 Engineers, All Other $102,840 $57,510 950
64 Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $102,650 $49,000 220
65 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $102,420 $72,810 670
66 Construction Managers $101,870 $60,330 2,970
67 Psychologists, All Other $101,040 $81,600 50
68 Fundraising Managers $100,940 $59,640 280
69 Physical Therapists $100,900 $75,490 1,200
70 Project Management Specialists $99,970 $60,600 11,920
71 Physical Scientists, All Other $99,860 $50,870 180
72 Database Administrators $98,750 $52,570 1,090
73 Computer Occupations, All Other $98,470 $47,290 6,040
74 Computer Systems Analysts $98,270 $60,900 8,620
75 Occupational Therapists $97,300 $72,010 740
76 Web and Digital Interface Designers $96,300 $51,530 950
77 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $96,250 $51,990 390
78 Management Analysts $96,240 $61,350 4,290
79 Education Administrators, All Other $95,360 $48,110 400
80 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $95,220 $49,160 4,070
81 Information Security Analysts $94,490 $59,430 2,490
82 Financial Risk Specialists $94,160 $49,970 360
83 Audiologists $93,980 $69,550 40
84 Civil Engineers $93,960 $59,530 4,460
85 Emergency Management Directors $93,440 $62,320 60
86 Financial and Investment Analysts $92,620 $61,880 3,170
87 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $92,320 $48,610 3,770
88 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $92,250 $49,990 590
89 Art Directors $91,910 $57,180 460
90 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $91,640 $49,000 370
91 Power Distributors and Dispatchers $91,290 $60,190 70
92 History Teachers, Postsecondary $91,130 $47,470 200
93 Economists $90,960 $50,730 80
94 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $90,650 $62,760 2,040
95 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $90,120 $59,010 4,710
96 Property Appraisers and Assessors $89,150 $48,100 700
97 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $88,660 $60,400 310
98 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $88,580 $45,290 160
99 Airfield Operations Specialists $88,510 $47,400 160
100 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $88,230 $61,050 750

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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