High paying business and finance jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX run 1.9% below the national average (2024), so a Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$108,410
Bachelor's degree
$72,390 – $144,340430
2Management Analysts$106,600
Bachelor's degree
$65,930 – $190,0906,540
3Project Management Specialists$102,390
Bachelor's degree
$63,300 – $169,05017,470
4Financial and Investment Analysts$101,530
Bachelor's degree
$66,710 – $189,1803,530
5Personal Financial Advisors$95,990
Bachelor's degree
$52,550 – $410,6002,010
6Accountants and Auditors$83,120
Bachelor's degree
$57,660 – $130,13012,480
7Budget Analysts$81,720
Bachelor's degree
$65,450 – $111,600620
8Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,460
Bachelor's degree
$44,990 – $152,1608,270
9Business Operations Specialists, All Other$79,490
Bachelor's degree
$47,310 – $136,14011,820
10Cost Estimators$78,650
Bachelor's degree
$48,670 – $134,2301,990
11Logisticians$78,460
Bachelor's degree
$49,430 – $129,3601,720
12Buyers and Purchasing Agents$77,150
Bachelor's degree
$50,670 – $122,3704,340
13Insurance Underwriters$75,910
Bachelor's degree
$52,410 – $132,750870
14Human Resources Specialists$75,860
Bachelor's degree
$48,050 – $127,2408,940
15Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$74,540
Bachelor's degree
$54,990 – $126,2001,690
16Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$74,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,820 – $101,5501,780
17Property Appraisers and Assessors$74,260
Bachelor's degree
$52,610 – $121,450450
18Training and Development Specialists$71,710
Bachelor's degree
$34,540 – $120,6906,060
19Labor Relations Specialists$70,770
Bachelor's degree
$53,030 – $123,330460
20Compliance Officers$70,720
Bachelor's degree
$47,610 – $119,5303,670
21Financial Specialists, All Other$70,610
Bachelor's degree
$52,290 – $112,1001,730
22Fundraisers$61,720
Bachelor's degree
$44,700 – $103,440500
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$59,990
Bachelor's degree
$41,600 – $97,7901,610
24Loan Officers$59,210
Bachelor's degree
$22,330 – $140,6001,890
25Tax Preparers$48,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,110 – $92,880490

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAustin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$108,410	$72,390 – $144,340	430
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$106,600	$65,930 – $190,090	6,540
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,390	$63,300 – $169,050	17,470
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,530	$66,710 – $189,180	3,530
5	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$95,990	$52,550 – $410,600	2,010
6	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$83,120	$57,660 – $130,130	12,480
7	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$81,720	$65,450 – $111,600	620
8	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$80,460	$44,990 – $152,160	8,270
9	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,490	$47,310 – $136,140	11,820
10	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,650	$48,670 – $134,230	1,990
11	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$78,460	$49,430 – $129,360	1,720
12	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$77,150	$50,670 – $122,370	4,340
13	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$75,910	$52,410 – $132,750	870
14	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,860	$48,050 – $127,240	8,940
15	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,540	$54,990 – $126,200	1,690
16	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,290	$47,820 – $101,550	1,780
17	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$74,260	$52,610 – $121,450	450
18	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,710	$34,540 – $120,690	6,060
19	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$70,770	$53,030 – $123,330	460
20	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$70,720	$47,610 – $119,530	3,670
21	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$70,610	$52,290 – $112,100	1,730
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$61,720	$44,700 – $103,440	500
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$59,990	$41,600 – $97,790	1,610
24	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$59,210	$22,330 – $140,600	1,890
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,150	$36,110 – $92,880	490

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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