Highest Paying Jobs In Houston, TX For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Houston include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Houston area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 31 highest-paying jobs in Houston in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Houston require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Houston is Colon And Rectal Surgeon, with an average annual salary of $272,068 and an entry-level salary of $148,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Houston, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Houston can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Houston, Texas:

Colon And Rectal Surgeon – $272,068
President/Chief Executive Officer – $259,708
Hospitalist Physician – $258,018
Physician – $256,813
Cardiovascular Surgeon – $248,986
Obstetrics Gynecology Physician – $245,996
Cardiologist – $239,681
Neurosurgeon – $237,984
Geriatric Physician – $234,022
President Of Operations – $233,863

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Houston

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Colon And Rectal Surgeon	$272,068	$148,000
2	President/Chief Executive Officer	$259,708	$140,000
3	Hospitalist Physician	$258,018	$183,000
4	Physician	$256,813	$135,000
5	Cardiovascular Surgeon	$248,986	$136,000
6	Obstetrics Gynecology Physician	$245,996	$128,000
7	Cardiologist	$239,681	$125,000
8	Neurosurgeon	$237,984	$132,000
9	Geriatric Physician	$234,022	$125,000
10	President Of Operations	$233,863	$135,000
11	Finance Services Director	$231,692	$169,000
12	Radiologist	$231,674	$116,000
13	Vascular Surgeon	$225,076	$123,000
14	Resident Physician In Radiology	$224,162	$117,000
15	Team Physician	$222,038	$119,000
16	Homeopathic Doctor	$221,866	$105,000
17	Medical Director	$220,618	$140,000
18	Staff Psychiatrist	$219,364	$138,000
19	Sports Medicine Physician	$218,736	$113,000
20	Staff Physician	$217,639	$128,000
21	Hospitalist	$215,657	$139,000
22	Consultant And Sales Representative	$214,937	$145,000
23	Family Practice MD	$214,926	$114,000
24	Primary Care Physician	$214,569	$121,000
25	Psychiatrist	$210,370	$124,000
26	General Surgery Physician Assistant	$210,094	$111,000
27	Chief Medical Officer	$209,231	$129,000
28	Senior Vice President, Engineering	$207,879	$134,000
29	Obstetrician/Gynecologist	$207,031	$123,000
30	Family Medicine Physician	$204,732	$122,000
31	Clinic Physician Director	$204,566	$118,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Houston for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Houston, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Houston.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Houston to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Houston.

Author

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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