High paying office and admin jobs in Texas

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$71,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,740 – $103,08034,520
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,320 – $103,540160,600
3Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0304,900
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,550
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,04026,700
5Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$56,390
No formal educational credential
$40,600 – $75,2807,900
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,470 – $86,20033,080
7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,040 – $75,85013,220
8Financial Clerks, All Other$53,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,440 – $75,7704,660
9Public Safety Telecommunicators$50,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950 – $64,1907,730
10Loan Interviewers and Clerks$49,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,850 – $70,01017,090
11Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,460 – $78,01024,470
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,910
Some college, no degree
$33,480 – $72,810122,400
13Cargo and Freight Agents$48,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,480 – $73,1207,610
14Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,540
Associate's degree
$32,180 – $64,9405,890
15Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,130 – $74,76023,920
16Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$46,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,680 – $63,79012,020
17Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,220 – $60,12015,730
18Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,480 – $82,68013,380
19Billing and Posting Clerks$45,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,360 – $61,99031,150
20Bill and Account Collectors$45,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,730 – $60,13021,720
21Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,810 – $63,020149,650
22Order Clerks$44,280
Some college, no degree
$33,230 – $61,6905,180
23Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$43,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,940 – $58,82013,930
24Information and Record Clerks, All Other$43,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,220 – $63,81016,770
25Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,090 – $56,57078,740
26Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$42,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,790 – $62,51022,960
27Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$42,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,030 – $58,94087,280
28Customer Service Representatives$40,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,320 – $59,590337,170
29File Clerks$39,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,380 – $61,80011,340
30Couriers and Messengers$39,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,900 – $49,4904,710
31Office Clerks, General$39,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,570 – $61,190218,470
32Data Entry Keyers$38,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,020 – $56,92017,850
33Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$38,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,870 – $79,11018,410
34Tellers$38,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,360 – $47,77025,860
35Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,700 – $47,38078,330
36Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,570 – $37,34023,690

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	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,990	$50,740 – $103,080	34,520
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,940	$43,320 – $103,540	160,600
3	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$42,600 – $75,030	4,900
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,550	$42,390 – $81,040	26,700
5	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$56,390	$40,600 – $75,280	7,900
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,850	$35,470 – $86,200	33,080
7	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,090	$36,040 – $75,850	13,220
8	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,830	$45,440 – $75,770	4,660
9	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,040	$37,950 – $64,190	7,730
10	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,980	$37,850 – $70,010	17,090
11	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,880	$36,460 – $78,010	24,470
12	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,910	$33,480 – $72,810	122,400
13	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,470	$35,480 – $73,120	7,610
14	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$47,540	$32,180 – $64,940	5,890
15	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,320	$32,130 – $74,760	23,920
16	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,860	$38,680 – $63,790	12,020
17	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,580	$36,220 – $60,120	15,730
18	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,940	$39,480 – $82,680	13,380
19	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,910	$33,360 – $61,990	31,150
20	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,710	$30,730 – $60,130	21,720
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,140	$29,810 – $63,020	149,650
22	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$44,280	$33,230 – $61,690	5,180
23	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,980	$26,940 – $58,820	13,930
24	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,240	$27,220 – $63,810	16,770
25	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,910	$33,090 – $56,570	78,740
26	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,840	$23,790 – $62,510	22,960
27	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,190	$31,030 – $58,940	87,280
28	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,420	$29,320 – $59,590	337,170
29	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,480	$27,380 – $61,800	11,340
30	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,260	$30,900 – $49,490	4,710
31	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,000	$24,570 – $61,190	218,470
32	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,880	$28,020 – $56,920	17,850
33	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,220	$29,870 – $79,110	18,410
34	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,050	$30,360 – $47,770	25,860
35	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,210	$24,700 – $47,380	78,330
36	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,630	$21,570 – $37,340	23,690

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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