High paying management jobs in Texas

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Texas. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Texas run 2.9% below the national average (2024), so a Texas salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Texas.

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

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OccupationMedian, Texas · Employed

1Chief Executives$257,850
Bachelor's degree
$121,130 – $558,5508,780
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,530
Bachelor's degree
$106,390 – $277,16073,060
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,370
Bachelor's degree
$120,460 – $277,79019,030
4Financial Managers$164,860
Bachelor's degree
$98,250 – $309,29071,870
5Marketing Managers$147,880
Bachelor's degree
$81,820 – $259,20044,680
6Human Resources Managers$136,500
Bachelor's degree
$83,200 – $226,05023,220
7Sales Managers$136,020
Bachelor's degree
$68,750 – $268,45076,010
8Purchasing Managers$134,670
Bachelor's degree
$86,340 – $212,3409,640
9Managers, All Other$134,390
Bachelor's degree
$78,050 – $220,37061,410
10Industrial Production Managers$130,890
Bachelor's degree
$79,780 – $207,88021,200
11Natural Sciences Managers$129,960
Bachelor's degree
$74,200 – $213,2807,470
12Public Relations Managers$126,670
Bachelor's degree
$78,400 – $220,0008,190
13Training and Development Managers$124,280
Bachelor's degree
$77,620 – $202,4906,190
14Administrative Services Managers$114,190
Bachelor's degree
$71,990 – $202,37022,980
15Medical and Health Services Managers$114,150
Bachelor's degree
$65,520 – $205,60058,420
16Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,390
Master's degree
$66,860 – $215,45016,660
17General and Operations Managers$103,230
Bachelor's degree
$46,190 – $264,620431,310
18Construction Managers$101,470
Bachelor's degree
$64,040 – $166,80059,060
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,380 – $177,34028,710
20Facilities Managers$99,430
Bachelor's degree
$56,960 – $173,46013,140
21Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$93,910
Master's degree
$72,230 – $128,70037,140
22Social and Community Service Managers$76,520
Bachelor's degree
$49,300 – $123,58013,460
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,080 – $139,75045,350
24Food Service Managers$60,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,310 – $98,57025,990
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$50,840
Bachelor's degree
$35,130 – $75,3105,480

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

#	Occupation	MedianTexas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$257,850	$121,130 – $558,550	8,780
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,530	$106,390 – $277,160	73,060
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,370	$120,460 – $277,790	19,030
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,860	$98,250 – $309,290	71,870
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$147,880	$81,820 – $259,200	44,680
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,500	$83,200 – $226,050	23,220
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,020	$68,750 – $268,450	76,010
8	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,670	$86,340 – $212,340	9,640
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$134,390	$78,050 – $220,370	61,410
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,890	$79,780 – $207,880	21,200
11	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,960	$74,200 – $213,280	7,470
12	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,670	$78,400 – $220,000	8,190
13	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,280	$77,620 – $202,490	6,190
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,190	$71,990 – $202,370	22,980
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,150	$65,520 – $205,600	58,420
16	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$104,390	$66,860 – $215,450	16,660
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,230	$46,190 – $264,620	431,310
18	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,470	$64,040 – $166,800	59,060
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,700	$63,380 – $177,340	28,710
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,430	$56,960 – $173,460	13,140
21	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$93,910	$72,230 – $128,700	37,140
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,520	$49,300 – $123,580	13,460
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,320	$35,080 – $139,750	45,350
24	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,770	$43,310 – $98,570	25,990
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$50,840	$35,130 – $75,310	5,480

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Texas. 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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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