High paying jobs in Midland, TX

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Midland, TX. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Midland, TX run 4.2% below the national average (2024), so a Midland, TX salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Midland, TX · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$417,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$169,480 – $470,120160
2Chief Executives$389,330
Bachelor's degree
$159,140 – $765,080100
3Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$219,140
Bachelor's degree
$80,030 – $289,730370
4Commercial Pilots$198,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$68,460 – $208,92050
5Computer and Information Systems Managers$174,040
Bachelor's degree
$112,460 – $296,530310
6Financial Managers$172,520
Bachelor's degree
$113,930 – $321,360800
7Petroleum Engineers$172,070
Bachelor's degree
$90,620 – $298,530940
8Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,240
Bachelor's degree
$127,260 – $314,810260
9Public Relations Managers$163,180
Bachelor's degree
$78,270 – $310,25050
10Lawyers$163,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,280 – $408,900280
11Pharmacists$161,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,210 – $174,550130
12Physician Assistants$158,200
Master's degree
$56,030 – $178,26060
13Managers, All Other$154,630
Bachelor's degree
$91,200 – $273,280760
14Marketing Managers$149,510
Bachelor's degree
$79,320 – $467,990290
15Human Resources Managers$148,080
Bachelor's degree
$94,740 – $237,100160
16Nurse Practitioners$146,610
Master's degree
$118,500 – $178,260100
17Training and Development Managers$144,240
Bachelor's degree
$79,500 – $210,92040
18Industrial Engineers$141,120
Bachelor's degree
$83,500 – $227,690320
19Sales Managers$139,380
Bachelor's degree
$74,710 – $249,010590
20Sales Engineers$138,930
Bachelor's degree
$82,460 – $176,99070
21Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$137,030
Bachelor's degree
$104,990 – $262,71060
22Industrial Production Managers$135,200
Bachelor's degree
$78,780 – $231,200220
23General and Operations Managers$132,420
Bachelor's degree
$56,040 – $335,3504,830
24Chemists$131,860
Bachelor's degree
$77,290 – $164,48070
25Purchasing Managers$131,220
Bachelor's degree
$82,090 – $213,74070
26Information Security Analysts$129,530
Bachelor's degree
$83,300 – $163,54050
27Electrical Engineers$127,420
Bachelor's degree
$66,560 – $273,630130
28Administrative Services Managers$127,180
Bachelor's degree
$78,660 – $242,860140
29Software Developers$126,190
Bachelor's degree
$85,470 – $191,680400
30Data Scientists$125,330
Bachelor's degree
$69,580 – $169,990100
31Mechanical Engineers$125,200
Bachelor's degree
$78,280 – $227,830250
32Computer Systems Analysts$124,540
Bachelor's degree
$74,790 – $166,540150
33Environmental Engineers$123,060
Bachelor's degree
$84,690 – $212,15060
34First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$122,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,200 – $138,57050
35Construction Managers$118,630
Bachelor's degree
$65,980 – $235,990600
36Physical Therapists$118,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,380 – $151,050130
37Facilities Managers$116,540
Bachelor's degree
$70,570 – $214,660150
38Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$112,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,600 – $130,390140
39Natural Sciences Managers$111,950
Bachelor's degree
$74,740 – $229,27050
40Real Estate Sales Agents$109,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,600 – $218,420340
41Medical and Health Services Managers$108,390
Bachelor's degree
$63,760 – $175,410280
42Financial and Investment Analysts$106,460
Bachelor's degree
$60,950 – $207,990230
43Occupational Therapists$105,670
Master's degree
$74,350 – $137,67070
44Management Analysts$104,260
Bachelor's degree
$67,900 – $168,240140
45Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$103,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,510 – $177,180340
46Accountants and Auditors$100,890
Bachelor's degree
$61,920 – $172,5701,240
47Operations Research Analysts$100,390
Bachelor's degree
$53,460 – $110,12070
48Personal Financial Advisors$98,930
Bachelor's degree
$45,540 – $294,63070
49Project Management Specialists$98,170
Bachelor's degree
$59,780 – $167,020930
50Computer Occupations, All Other$97,470
Bachelor's degree
$62,350 – $181,440220

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

#	Occupation	MedianMidland, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$417,970	$169,480 – $470,120	160
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$389,330	$159,140 – $765,080	100
3	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersBachelor's degree	$219,140	$80,030 – $289,730	370
4	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$198,480	$68,460 – $208,920	50
5	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$174,040	$112,460 – $296,530	310
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$172,520	$113,930 – $321,360	800
7	Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree	$172,070	$90,620 – $298,530	940
8	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,240	$127,260 – $314,810	260
9	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,180	$78,270 – $310,250	50
10	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$163,090	$66,280 – $408,900	280
11	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$161,260	$61,210 – $174,550	130
12	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$158,200	$56,030 – $178,260	60
13	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$154,630	$91,200 – $273,280	760
14	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$149,510	$79,320 – $467,990	290
15	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,080	$94,740 – $237,100	160
16	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$146,610	$118,500 – $178,260	100
17	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$144,240	$79,500 – $210,920	40
18	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$141,120	$83,500 – $227,690	320
19	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,380	$74,710 – $249,010	590
20	Sales EngineersBachelor's degree	$138,930	$82,460 – $176,990	70
21	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and InspectorsBachelor's degree	$137,030	$104,990 – $262,710	60
22	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,200	$78,780 – $231,200	220
23	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,420	$56,040 – $335,350	4,830
24	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$131,860	$77,290 – $164,480	70
25	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,220	$82,090 – $213,740	70
26	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$129,530	$83,300 – $163,540	50
27	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$127,420	$66,560 – $273,630	130
28	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,180	$78,660 – $242,860	140
29	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$126,190	$85,470 – $191,680	400
30	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$125,330	$69,580 – $169,990	100
31	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$125,200	$78,280 – $227,830	250
32	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$124,540	$74,790 – $166,540	150
33	Environmental EngineersBachelor's degree	$123,060	$84,690 – $212,150	60
34	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$122,740	$75,200 – $138,570	50
35	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,630	$65,980 – $235,990	600
36	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$118,450	$77,380 – $151,050	130
37	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,540	$70,570 – $214,660	150
38	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$112,420	$47,600 – $130,390	140
39	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,950	$74,740 – $229,270	50
40	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$109,760	$37,600 – $218,420	340
41	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,390	$63,760 – $175,410	280
42	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$106,460	$60,950 – $207,990	230
43	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$105,670	$74,350 – $137,670	70
44	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$104,260	$67,900 – $168,240	140
45	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,990	$66,510 – $177,180	340
46	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$100,890	$61,920 – $172,570	1,240
47	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$100,390	$53,460 – $110,120	70
48	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$98,930	$45,540 – $294,630	70
49	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$98,170	$59,780 – $167,020	930
50	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$97,470	$62,350 – $181,440	220

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Midland, 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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