The 25 highest-paying jobs in Texas
- Business Insider looked at average annual wage data of jobs in Texas.
- Cardiologists had an average pay of $413,510, indicating it's the highest-paying job in Texas.
- Radiologists and ophthalmologists are two other jobs with high salaries in Texas based on averages.
There's a saying that everything is bigger in Texas, and the state's economy is no different.
The average pay for pediatricians in Texas was $250,850 a year, while ophthalmologists had an even bigger paycheck, with an average of more than $300,000.
Business Insider looked at jobs with pay data available for Texas. Cardiologist was the highest-paying occupation in Texas, with an average annual wage of $413,510 in the state, based on 2022 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
That's higher than the occupation's average for New York, which was $348,860. This was also just below the national average of $421,330 for cardiologists.
Pediatric surgeons had the second-highest annual pay in Texas, with an average of $365,130. That's compared to $362,970 nationally.
Business Insider has looked at US jobs that pay the best on average, ones that pay well and may need lower stress tolerance at work compared to other jobs, among other pay analyses.
Below are the 25 highest-paying jobs in Texas, based on available Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and the estimated number of people holding these jobs in the state.
Average annual wage in Texas: $156,550
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 23,380
Average annual wage in Texas: $162,900
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 9,190
Average annual wage in Texas: $163,020
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 57,680
Average annual wage in Texas: $166,620
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 50,070
Average annual wage in Texas: $168,180
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 18,570
Average annual wage in Texas: $180,000
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 390
Average annual wage in Texas: $189,800
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 1,110
Average annual wage in Texas: $198,250
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 1,170
Average annual wage in Texas: $208,940
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 2,880
Average annual wage in Texas: $210,930
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 180
Average annual wage in Texas: $211,940
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 8,770
Average annual wage in Texas: $212,940
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 9,190
Average annual wage in Texas: $219,640
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 3,460
Average annual wage in Texas: $235,780
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 150
Average annual wage in Texas: $250,850
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: Not available
Average annual wage in Texas: $274,650
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 21,990
Average annual wage in Texas: $276,750
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 870
Average annual wage in Texas: $294,250
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 1,550
Average annual wage in Texas: $297,320
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 1,590
Average annual wage in Texas: $298,710
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 940
Average annual wage in Texas: $314,060
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 5,150
Average annual wage in Texas: $331,980
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 1,780
Average annual wage in Texas: $338,400
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 990
Average annual wage in Texas: $365,130
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 140
Average annual wage in Texas: $413,510
Estimated number of people holding this job in Texas: 690