High paying jobs in Odessa, TX

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Odessa, 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 Odessa, TX run 6.1% below the national average (2024), so a Odessa, TX salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Odessa, TX · Employed

1Chief Executives$281,480
Bachelor's degree
$133,830 – $742,35050
2Physicians, All Other$200,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,260 – $401,06030
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,340
Bachelor's degree
$112,640 – $298,62070
4Dentists, General$153,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,030 – $301,37040
5Financial Managers$152,200
Bachelor's degree
$83,940 – $299,160280
6Computer and Information Systems Managers$146,830
Bachelor's degree
$95,480 – $233,750100
7Pharmacists$141,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,410 – $170,940100
8Petroleum Engineers$135,620
Bachelor's degree
$78,980 – $218,320220
9Managers, All Other$134,830
Bachelor's degree
$84,620 – $219,150240
10Sales Engineers$134,740
Bachelor's degree
$84,370 – $181,74050
11Marketing Managers$133,420
Bachelor's degree
$75,520 – $228,11080
12Lawyers$133,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,930 – $349,590110
13Human Resources Managers$132,250
Bachelor's degree
$69,110 – $213,71080
14Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$129,730
Bachelor's degree
$57,910 – $282,97060
15Physician Assistants$129,380
Master's degree
$37,080 – $162,00040
16Software Developers$127,080
Bachelor's degree
$81,060 – $182,310110
17Nurse Practitioners$126,690
Master's degree
$110,920 – $160,61070
18Sales Managers$125,370
Bachelor's degree
$62,800 – $221,690340
19Industrial Production Managers$125,070
Bachelor's degree
$77,670 – $193,120150
20Management Analysts$122,080
Bachelor's degree
$59,780 – $170,400120
21Administrative Services Managers$115,470
Bachelor's degree
$74,620 – $199,40080
22Electrical Engineers$111,750
Bachelor's degree
$59,280 – $166,64070
23Mechanical Engineers$111,700
Bachelor's degree
$75,910 – $173,140120
24Facilities Managers$109,740
Bachelor's degree
$64,640 – $160,53060
25Physical Therapists$109,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,660 – $132,08060
26Occupational Therapists$109,220
Master's degree
$84,680 – $132,26040
27Construction Managers$106,800
Bachelor's degree
$64,410 – $170,780340
28Industrial Engineers$105,390
Bachelor's degree
$74,250 – $165,90090
29Medical and Health Services Managers$105,310
Bachelor's degree
$68,450 – $171,550240
30Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$104,280
Associate's degree
$72,790 – $105,65030
31General and Operations Managers$104,100
Bachelor's degree
$47,420 – $223,7302,630
32Purchasing Managers$101,870
Bachelor's degree
$73,460 – $200,65030
33Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$101,810
Master's degree
$42,230 – $119,980120
34Instructional Coordinators$100,770
Master's degree
$49,480 – $100,77080
35Engineers, All Other$100,600
Bachelor's degree
$52,240 – $165,64040
36Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$99,340
Bachelor's degree
$61,890 – $201,920130
37Speech-Language Pathologists$98,920
Master's degree
$82,580 – $125,12070
38Project Management Specialists$98,590
Bachelor's degree
$55,510 – $163,030480
39Business Operations Specialists, All Other$97,720
Bachelor's degree
$49,790 – $124,000360
40Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$96,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,690 – $126,86080
41Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$95,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,040 – $148,860190
42Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$95,190
Master's degree
$78,410 – $122,050200
43Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$92,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,930 – $100,40040
44Network and Computer Systems Administrators$92,690
Bachelor's degree
$51,820 – $129,740120
45Computer Occupations, All Other$84,750
Bachelor's degree
$50,660 – $152,55050
46First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$84,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,200 – $128,220820
47Computer Systems Analysts$84,510
Bachelor's degree
$58,490 – $156,50050
48Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$84,260
Master's degree
$59,230 – $99,61030
49Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,130
Associate's degree
$56,940 – $107,990110
50Registered Nurses$81,370
Bachelor's degree
$71,690 – $104,0801,140

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

#	Occupation	MedianOdessa, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$281,480	$133,830 – $742,350	50
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$200,310	$42,260 – $401,060	30
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,340	$112,640 – $298,620	70
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$153,860	$82,030 – $301,370	40
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$152,200	$83,940 – $299,160	280
6	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,830	$95,480 – $233,750	100
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,260	$95,410 – $170,940	100
8	Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree	$135,620	$78,980 – $218,320	220
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$134,830	$84,620 – $219,150	240
10	Sales EngineersBachelor's degree	$134,740	$84,370 – $181,740	50
11	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,420	$75,520 – $228,110	80
12	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$133,340	$81,930 – $349,590	110
13	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,250	$69,110 – $213,710	80
14	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersBachelor's degree	$129,730	$57,910 – $282,970	60
15	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,380	$37,080 – $162,000	40
16	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$127,080	$81,060 – $182,310	110
17	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,690	$110,920 – $160,610	70
18	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,370	$62,800 – $221,690	340
19	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,070	$77,670 – $193,120	150
20	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$122,080	$59,780 – $170,400	120
21	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$115,470	$74,620 – $199,400	80
22	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$111,750	$59,280 – $166,640	70
23	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$111,700	$75,910 – $173,140	120
24	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,740	$64,640 – $160,530	60
25	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$109,690	$78,660 – $132,080	60
26	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$109,220	$84,680 – $132,260	40
27	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,800	$64,410 – $170,780	340
28	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$105,390	$74,250 – $165,900	90
29	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,310	$68,450 – $171,550	240
30	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$104,280	$72,790 – $105,650	30
31	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,100	$47,420 – $223,730	2,630
32	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,870	$73,460 – $200,650	30
33	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$101,810	$42,230 – $119,980	120
34	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$100,770	$49,480 – $100,770	80
35	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$100,600	$52,240 – $165,640	40
36	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$99,340	$61,890 – $201,920	130
37	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$98,920	$82,580 – $125,120	70
38	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$98,590	$55,510 – $163,030	480
39	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$97,720	$49,790 – $124,000	360
40	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,960	$53,690 – $126,860	80
41	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,980	$64,040 – $148,860	190
42	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$95,190	$78,410 – $122,050	200
43	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,750	$43,930 – $100,400	40
44	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$92,690	$51,820 – $129,740	120
45	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,750	$50,660 – $152,550	50
46	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,570	$48,200 – $128,220	820
47	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,510	$58,490 – $156,500	50
48	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$84,260	$59,230 – $99,610	30
49	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,130	$56,940 – $107,990	110
50	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,370	$71,690 – $104,080	1,140

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