These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Texas For 2018

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 Texas. 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 Anesthesiologists are the highest paid people in Texas.

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

1. Anesthesiologists
2. Chief Executives
3. Surgeons
4. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
5. Obstetricians and Gynecologists
6. Psychiatrists
7. Family and General Practitioners
8. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
9. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
10. Pediatricians, General

Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 11 on the list of highest paid professions in the Lone Star State. 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.

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Texas For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 760 job classifications in Texas 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 data on March 30, 2018.

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Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Texas

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Anesthesiologists	$261,670	$70,800	4,440
2	Chief Executives	$233,300	$94,510	4,670
3	Surgeons	$223,640	$63,500	3,370
4	Physicians And Surgeons, All Other	$212,840	$60,070	18,820
5	Obstetricians And Gynecologists	$209,580	$56,840	1,150
6	Psychiatrists	$209,370	$57,900	1,110
7	Family And General Practitioners	$204,660	$61,740	7,910
8	Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers	$195,480	$90,150	11,360
9	Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons	$190,940	$58,920	510
10	Pediatricians, General	$189,300	$75,500	2,230
11	Dentists, General	$172,890	$64,990	8,350
12	Petroleum Engineers	$170,450	$79,900	17,840
13	Architectural And Engineering Managers	$170,210	$98,700	11,370
14	Podiatrists	$167,120	$41,390	480
15	Computer And Information Systems Managers	$160,530	$92,600	19,420
16	Marketing Managers	$153,680	$73,750	10,500
17	Nurse Anesthetists	$152,510	$79,730	5,770
18	Internists, General	$151,380	$56,640	4,960
19	Financial Managers	$151,170	$69,630	32,480
20	Mining And Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$148,570	$57,260	580
21	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists And Geographers	$146,180	$56,000	7,780
22	Lawyers	$145,800	$59,250	42,870
23	Chemical Engineers	$145,660	$79,610	8,200
24	Sales Managers	$145,330	$66,680	24,410
25	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$138,220	$48,310	12,310
26	General And Operations Managers	$135,510	$49,890	165,360
27	Human Resources Managers	$134,060	$71,290	7,090
28	Natural Sciences Managers	$133,860	$73,610	2,010
29	Purchasing Managers	$133,820	$73,180	5,210
30	Training And Development Managers	$133,060	$70,810	1,640
31	Public Relations And Fundraising Managers	$131,280	$64,160	3,760
32	Pharmacists	$126,460	$98,360	22,130
33	Compensation And Benefits Managers	$125,080	$69,930	740
34	Managers, All Other	$124,060	$75,610	16,570
35	Materials Scientists	$123,050	$64,260	620
36	Industrial Production Managers	$121,930	$68,050	10,140
37	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$118,950	$56,720	6,030
38	Optometrists	$118,950	$45,020	2,600
39	Aerospace Engineers	$117,330	$70,830	7,030
40	Computer Network Architects	$116,470	$67,750	12,330
41	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$116,090	$69,500	13,460
42	Engineers, All Other	$114,590	$62,070	10,760
43	Computer Hardware Engineers	$113,440	$71,120	1,980
44	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$112,680	$32,650	3,310
45	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$112,580	$18,030	1,060
46	Actuaries	$112,400	$57,890	1,080
47	Personal Financial Advisors	$111,640	$36,150	11,530
48	Nurse Practitioners	$111,330	$80,290	10,730
49	Administrative Services Managers	$111,140	$52,770	20,530
50	Software Developers, Systems Software	$111,040	$64,600	25,330
51	Captains, Mates, And Pilots Of Water Vessels	$110,940	$42,180	2,820
52	Veterinarians	$109,920	$60,350	4,210
53	Physicists	$108,810	$45,000	650
54	Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors	$108,370	$55,940	3,400
55	Industrial Engineers	$108,330	$63,640	16,700
56	Sales Engineers	$107,770	$58,280	10,690
57	Medical And Health Services Managers	$107,290	$54,690	23,740
58	Software Developers, Applications	$107,280	$65,630	67,850
59	Advertising And Promotions Managers	$107,010	$37,880	1,310
60	Mechanical Engineers	$106,020	$64,340	18,970
61	Computer And Information Research Scientists	$105,800	$23,280	2,170
62	Commercial Pilots	$105,590	$51,070	5,100
63	Sales Representatives, Wholesale And Manufacturing, Technical And Scientific Products	$105,580	$47,190	31,140
64	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,510	$45,060	910
65	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,100	$25,840	5,240
66	Electrical Engineers	$104,670	$65,010	14,300
67	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, And Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,600	$38,400	960
68	Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers	$104,350	$54,690	10,230
69	Economists	$102,380	$44,680	670
70	Physical Scientists, All Other	$102,320	$47,390	1,210
71	Nuclear Engineers	$101,850	$30,830	590
72	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, And Hearing Officers	$101,570	$63,480	1,190
73	Environmental Engineers	$101,540	$45,610	2,900
74	Agricultural Engineers	$100,380	$39,540	70
75	Civil Engineers	$100,370	$55,640	27,000
76	Materials Engineers	$100,340	$54,740	2,580
77	Construction Managers	$100,310	$58,030	25,630
78	Biochemists And Biophysicists	$100,250	$43,880	1,440
79	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,960	$41,180	3,870
80	Management Analysts	$98,940	$53,820	36,050
81	Architects, Except Landscape And Naval	$98,330	$43,770	8,730
82	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,650	$31,710	260
83	Computer Systems Analysts	$96,190	$54,580	56,220
84	Physician Assistants	$95,920	$36,010	7,150
85	Physical Therapists	$95,920	$60,640	15,930
86	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,650	$37,590	1,220
87	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,410	$39,980	1,090
88	Biomedical Engineers	$94,990	$49,370	1,030
89	Information Security Analysts	$94,970	$50,730	7,760
90	Occupational Therapists	$94,530	$57,240	10,170
91	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,480	$31,870	1,670
92	Financial Examiners	$93,220	$51,860	3,670
93	Nurse Midwives	$92,800	$52,150	170
94	Financial Analysts	$92,690	$50,940	26,380
95	Life Scientists, All Other	$92,080	$18,800	140
96	First-Line Supervisors Of Police And Detectives	$92,050	$49,780	3,120
97	Psychologists, All Other	$91,350	$46,710	670
98	Network And Computer Systems Administrators	$91,340	$52,950	32,660
99	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,060	$34,030	2,270
100	Computer Occupations, All Other	$90,570	$52,490	19,640

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