What work pays in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

1% cheaper than the US average
·TX·
3.3M jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 99
3,289,720 working
TX
21 occupations reported
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The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Physicians, All Other is the best-paid occupation in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX: $292,490 on paper, worth $296,552 once the local price level is taken into account.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Physicians, All Other$140.62/hr$292,490$296,552
Computer and Information Systems Managers$82.77/hr$172,160$174,551
Financial Managers$80.24/hr$166,910$169,228
Lawyers$75.95/hr$157,980$160,174
Marketing Managers$73.57/hr$153,030$155,155
Managers, All Other$69.62/hr$144,820$146,831
Human Resources Managers$68.32/hr$142,110$144,083
Pharmacists$67.54/hr$140,470$142,421
Sales Managers$65.33/hr$135,880$137,767
Nurse Practitioners$64.69/hr$134,560$136,429
Industrial Production Managers$64.36/hr$133,870$135,729
Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryNot published$131,730$133,559
Software Developers$62.23/hr$129,440$131,237
Mechanical Engineers$60.27/hr$125,350$127,091
Medical and Health Services Managers$59.81/hr$124,400$126,127
General and Operations Managers$57.50/hr$119,600$121,261
Computer Systems Analysts$54.54/hr$113,440$115,015
Industrial Engineers$53.70/hr$111,690$113,241
Administrative Services Managers$53.68/hr$111,650$113,200
Physical Therapists$51.78/hr$107,700$109,195
Data Scientists$51.32/hr$106,750$108,232

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