Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Sherman-Denison, TX

Each occupation's median wage in Sherman-Denison, 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 Sherman-Denison, TX pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Sherman-Denison, TX run 6.2% below the national average (2024), so a Sherman-Denison, 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

Find high paying jobs in Sherman-Denison, TX

OccupationMedian, Sherman-Denison, TX · vs. national

1Speech-Language Pathologists$115,940
Master's degree
$64,110 – $154,310+18.5%
2Physical Therapist Assistants$75,800
Associate's degree
$55,780 – $96,370+10.9%
3Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,120 – $102,010+7.8%
4Physical Therapists$110,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,310 – $130,570+7.8%
5Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$85,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,760 – $119,220+6.2%
6Instructional Coordinators$82,200
Master's degree
$61,170 – $101,700+6.1%
7Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$62,700
Master's degree
$40,180 – $88,180+5.6%
8First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$60,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,150 – $77,210+3.0%
9Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$55,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,180 – $73,130+2.4%
10Firefighters$60,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,520 – $75,070+2.3%
11Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$65,660
Master's degree
$41,150 – $103,370+2.1%
12Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,360
Associate's degree
$49,510 – $101,810+1.5%
13Public Safety Telecommunicators$53,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,110 – $59,890+1.4%
14Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,770
No formal educational credential
$30,880 – $45,420+1.3%
15Facilities Managers$107,780
Bachelor's degree
$55,610 – $157,070+1.1%
16Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,640 – $43,710+1.1%
17Occupational Therapists$101,150
Master's degree
$66,300 – $129,460+0.8%
18First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,840 – $121,570+0.1%
19Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020 – $59,070+0.1%
20Postal Service Clerks$62,130
No formal educational credential
$53,290 – $76,3600.0%
21Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,550
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0400.0%
22Dental Hygienists$98,030
Associate's degree
$81,030 – $102,820-0.1%
23First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,480 – $103,610-0.2%
24Loan Interviewers and Clerks$49,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,130 – $63,900-0.2%
25Child, Family, and School Social Workers$58,950
Bachelor's degree
$45,790 – $73,040-1.0%
26Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,260
No formal educational credential
$22,930 – $42,360-1.6%
27Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,490
No formal educational credential
$28,050 – $52,860-1.7%
28Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,080 – $70,240-2.0%
29Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$74,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,620 – $95,960-2.0%
30Millwrights$64,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,740 – $74,500-2.2%
31Healthcare Social Workers$65,850
Master's degree
$51,430 – $86,220-3.0%
32Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,310 – $77,990-3.1%
33Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,700 – $102,270-3.3%
34Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$48,030
No formal educational credential
$28,450 – $48,090-3.3%
35Surgical Technologists$62,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,330 – $75,440-3.3%
36Nurse Practitioners$127,760
Master's degree
$90,000 – $174,270-3.4%
37Industrial Production Managers$121,330
Bachelor's degree
$75,710 – $203,260-3.8%
38Dental Assistants$46,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,840 – $53,450-4.2%
39Production Workers, All Other$38,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,100 – $49,860-4.3%
40Industrial Engineers$97,450
Bachelor's degree
$74,670 – $158,850-4.9%
41Highway Maintenance Workers$47,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430 – $58,070-5.3%
42Social and Community Service Managers$76,130
Bachelor's degree
$48,600 – $108,500-5.3%
43Software Developers$128,630
Bachelor's degree
$78,250 – $190,470-5.4%
44Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,920
Bachelor's degree
$52,310 – $63,320-5.4%
45Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,360 – $75,440-5.7%
46Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,790
Some college, no degree
$31,380 – $65,800-5.7%
47Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,640 – $77,980-5.8%
48First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,320 – $88,540-6.1%
49Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,350 – $72,110-6.1%
50Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,900 – $58,390-6.1%

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

#	Occupation	MedianSherman-Denison, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$115,940	$64,110 – $154,310	+18.5%
2	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$75,800	$55,780 – $96,370	+10.9%
3	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,180	$36,120 – $102,010	+7.8%
4	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$110,750	$77,310 – $130,570	+7.8%
5	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$85,200	$50,760 – $119,220	+6.2%
6	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$82,200	$61,170 – $101,700	+6.1%
7	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$62,700	$40,180 – $88,180	+5.6%
8	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,190	$36,150 – $77,210	+3.0%
9	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,020	$38,180 – $73,130	+2.4%
10	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,650	$37,520 – $75,070	+2.3%
11	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$65,660	$41,150 – $103,370	+2.1%
12	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,360	$49,510 – $101,810	+1.5%
13	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,790	$47,110 – $59,890	+1.4%
14	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$40,770	$30,880 – $45,420	+1.3%
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,780	$55,610 – $157,070	+1.1%
16	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,710	$35,640 – $43,710	+1.1%
17	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$101,150	$66,300 – $129,460	+0.8%
18	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,920	$46,840 – $121,570	+0.1%
19	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,740	$38,020 – $59,070	+0.1%
20	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,130	$53,290 – $76,360	0.0%
21	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,550	$42,390 – $81,040	0.0%
22	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,030	$81,030 – $102,820	-0.1%
23	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,310	$43,480 – $103,610	-0.2%
24	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,910	$38,130 – $63,900	-0.2%
25	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$58,950	$45,790 – $73,040	-1.0%
26	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$35,260	$22,930 – $42,360	-1.6%
27	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$38,490	$28,050 – $52,860	-1.7%
28	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,620	$34,080 – $70,240	-2.0%
29	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,680	$52,620 – $95,960	-2.0%
30	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,240	$60,740 – $74,500	-2.2%
31	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$65,850	$51,430 – $86,220	-3.0%
32	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,030	$30,310 – $77,990	-3.1%
33	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$45,700 – $102,270	-3.3%
34	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$48,030	$28,450 – $48,090	-3.3%
35	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,500	$29,330 – $75,440	-3.3%
36	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$127,760	$90,000 – $174,270	-3.4%
37	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,330	$75,710 – $203,260	-3.8%
38	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,040	$34,840 – $53,450	-4.2%
39	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,390	$30,100 – $49,860	-4.3%
40	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,450	$74,670 – $158,850	-4.9%
41	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,590	$37,430 – $58,070	-5.3%
42	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,130	$48,600 – $108,500	-5.3%
43	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$128,630	$78,250 – $190,470	-5.4%
44	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$60,920	$52,310 – $63,320	-5.4%
45	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,270	$38,360 – $75,440	-5.7%
46	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,790	$31,380 – $65,800	-5.7%
47	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,190	$40,640 – $77,980	-5.8%
48	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,070	$38,320 – $88,540	-6.1%
49	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,460	$50,350 – $72,110	-6.1%
50	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,320	$34,900 – $58,390	-6.1%

More for Sherman-Denison, TX

By field in Sherman-Denison, TX

Without a degree

The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Sherman-Denison, TX to rank honestly.

Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Sherman-Denison, TX

More for Sherman-Denison, TX

Other metro areas in TX

By field in Sherman-Denison, TX

Without a degree

Jobs that pay the biggest premium in each state