Jobs that pay the biggest premium in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

Each occupation's median wage in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX run 5.3% below the national average (2024), so a San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX salary is worth about 1.06× 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, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · vs. national

1Social Workers, All Other$102,460
Bachelor's degree
$46,260 – $133,990+42.5%
2Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$56,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,350 – $80,260+27.5%
3Skincare Specialists$54,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,130 – $79,050+20.0%
4Chief Executives$256,610
Bachelor's degree
$129,800 – $545,130+19.9%
5Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$125,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,870 – $212,870+17.3%
6Teachers and Instructors, All Other$76,460
Bachelor's degree
$37,450 – $97,510+15.6%
7Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$55,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,160 – $97,160+13.6%
8Physical Therapist Assistants$76,830
Associate's degree
$47,520 – $98,890+12.4%
9Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$92,350
Bachelor's degree
$57,200 – $161,690+12.3%
10Education Administrators, All Other$106,910
Bachelor's degree
$46,830 – $146,340+12.3%
11Physicians, All Other$296,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$116,650 – $486,370+11.6%
12Occupational Therapy Assistants$79,240
Associate's degree
$63,580 – $93,870+9.6%
13Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$110,490
Bachelor's degree
$74,400 – $142,560+9.3%
14Pharmacy Aides$40,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,440 – $48,010+8.3%
15Occupational Therapists$107,650
Master's degree
$75,690 – $131,620+7.3%
16Butchers and Meat Cutters$42,960
No formal educational credential
$22,630 – $57,420+7.0%
17Firefighters$63,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,560 – $71,070+6.9%
18Pharmacists$150,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,670 – $167,100+6.8%
19Loan Interviewers and Clerks$52,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,430 – $73,290+5.8%
20Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,470 – $116,900+4.9%
21Procurement Clerks$52,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,900 – $62,520+3.5%
22Physical Therapists$106,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,010 – $137,240+3.2%
23Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$38,490
No formal educational credential
$23,570 – $47,680+3.2%
24Physician Assistants$140,160
Master's degree
$113,840 – $201,640+3.1%
25Food Batchmakers$43,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,220 – $56,880+3.0%
26Pharmacy Technicians$47,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,450 – $58,670+2.8%
27Database Administrators$107,410
Bachelor's degree
$68,050 – $151,650+2.7%
28Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$49,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,120 – $77,870+2.5%
29Buyers and Purchasing Agents$79,550
Bachelor's degree
$47,650 – $125,720+2.4%
30Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$46,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,290 – $66,130+2.3%
31Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$51,690
Bachelor's degree
$31,270 – $73,620+1.6%
32Education Administrators, Postsecondary$105,890
Master's degree
$77,330 – $216,360+1.2%
33Bill and Account Collectors$47,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,080 – $61,860+0.7%
34Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$50,040
No formal educational credential
$34,820 – $59,650+0.7%
35Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$131,160
Bachelor's degree
$73,510 – $174,560+0.7%
36Mechanical Engineers$104,620
Bachelor's degree
$74,340 – $159,670+0.5%
37Dental Hygienists$98,480
Associate's degree
$83,140 – $105,300+0.4%
38Budget Analysts$92,000
Bachelor's degree
$62,000 – $121,510+0.4%
39Crossing Guards and Flaggers$38,160
No formal educational credential
$27,180 – $38,160+0.2%
40Social and Human Service Assistants$45,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840 – $60,460+0.1%
41Stockers and Order Fillers$37,360
No formal educational credential
$29,520 – $46,450+0.1%
42Industrial Production Managers$126,060
Bachelor's degree
$74,810 – $184,5200.0%
43Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,2800.0%
44Healthcare Social Workers$67,860
Master's degree
$40,210 – $95,2500.0%
45Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$74,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,740 – $99,600-0.1%
46First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,260 – $76,190-0.3%
47Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,180
Master's degree
$34,550 – $91,010-0.3%
48Nurse Practitioners$131,770
Master's degree
$102,080 – $159,580-0.4%
49Community Health Workers$51,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,540 – $61,300-0.7%
50Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,990
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040-0.9%

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

#	Occupation	MedianSan Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$102,460	$46,260 – $133,990	+42.5%
2	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,610	$38,350 – $80,260	+27.5%
3	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,400	$36,130 – $79,050	+20.0%
4	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$256,610	$129,800 – $545,130	+19.9%
5	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$125,830	$59,870 – $212,870	+17.3%
6	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,460	$37,450 – $97,510	+15.6%
7	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,910	$39,160 – $97,160	+13.6%
8	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$76,830	$47,520 – $98,890	+12.4%
9	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$92,350	$57,200 – $161,690	+12.3%
10	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$106,910	$46,830 – $146,340	+12.3%
11	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$296,910	$116,650 – $486,370	+11.6%
12	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$79,240	$63,580 – $93,870	+9.6%
13	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$110,490	$74,400 – $142,560	+9.3%
14	Pharmacy AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,810	$34,440 – $48,010	+8.3%
15	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$107,650	$75,690 – $131,620	+7.3%
16	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$42,960	$22,630 – $57,420	+7.0%
17	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,360	$45,560 – $71,070	+6.9%
18	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$150,500	$96,670 – $167,100	+6.8%
19	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,930	$42,430 – $73,290	+5.8%
20	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,830	$47,470 – $116,900	+4.9%
21	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,370	$39,900 – $62,520	+3.5%
22	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$106,010	$76,010 – $137,240	+3.2%
23	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$38,490	$23,570 – $47,680	+3.2%
24	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$140,160	$113,840 – $201,640	+3.1%
25	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,550	$28,220 – $56,880	+3.0%
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,050	$35,450 – $58,670	+2.8%
27	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$107,410	$68,050 – $151,650	+2.7%
28	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,620	$31,120 – $77,870	+2.5%
29	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$79,550	$47,650 – $125,720	+2.4%
30	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,710	$27,290 – $66,130	+2.3%
31	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,690	$31,270 – $73,620	+1.6%
32	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$105,890	$77,330 – $216,360	+1.2%
33	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,380	$31,080 – $61,860	+0.7%
34	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$50,040	$34,820 – $59,650	+0.7%
35	Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree	$131,160	$73,510 – $174,560	+0.7%
36	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$104,620	$74,340 – $159,670	+0.5%
37	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,480	$83,140 – $105,300	+0.4%
38	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$92,000	$62,000 – $121,510	+0.4%
39	Crossing Guards and FlaggersNo formal educational credential	$38,160	$27,180 – $38,160	+0.2%
40	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,970	$33,840 – $60,460	+0.1%
41	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$37,360	$29,520 – $46,450	+0.1%
42	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,060	$74,810 – $184,520	0.0%
43	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$47,440 – $75,280	0.0%
44	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$67,860	$40,210 – $95,250	0.0%
45	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,260	$47,740 – $99,600	-0.1%
46	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,380	$29,260 – $76,190	-0.3%
47	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$59,180	$34,550 – $91,010	-0.3%
48	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$131,770	$102,080 – $159,580	-0.4%
49	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,470	$41,540 – $61,300	-0.7%
50	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,990	$42,390 – $81,040	-0.9%

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