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15 Highest-Paying Jobs in Texas in 2024

April 23, 2024

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Written by Heather Altamirano

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For the last two decades, people have been moving to Texas in droves boosting the state’s population to over 30.5 million, and that trend continues. The Lone Star State gained over 9 million new residents from 2000 to 2022, according to the United States Census Bureau, “making Texas the fourth fastest-growing state behind Nevada, Utah, and Idaho” the USCB stated. With its strong economy, low cost of living, and plentiful job opportunities, Texas has become a highly desirable location for job-seekers. The median annual salary is $68,744, almost $10,000 higher than the national average and with so many well-paying gigs in Texas, you can live comfortably in one of the country’s largest states.

As a healthcare worker in Texas, you can earn a big annual salary. According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics as a registered nurse you can make $90,210, $130,010 as a nurse practitioner, $257,220 as an anesthesiologist, $287,240 for a dentist, $323,310 as a cardiologist, and $327,850 as a radiologist.

Here’s a closer look at more jobs in Texas paying top wages, according to BLS.