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Highest paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

The best paying occupations in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, ranked by median annual wage. Metro wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure that too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Cost of living: prices here run 3.1% above the national average (2024).

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

#OccupationMedianDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darkerEmployed
1Orthopedic Surgeons, Except PediatricDoctoral or professional degree$666,930$155,250 – $749,440100
2Surgeons, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree$494,800$86,150 – $785,830470
3Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonsDoctoral or professional degree$431,910$142,780 – $432,010—
4CardiologistsDoctoral or professional degree$403,340$138,520 – $598,590940
5Dentists, All Other SpecialistsDoctoral or professional degree$402,600$158,940 – $408,710—
6NeurologistsDoctoral or professional degree$360,640$148,460 – $451,610300
7Ophthalmologists, Except PediatricDoctoral or professional degree$359,980$136,120 – $502,180210
8Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree$324,210$69,530 – $447,400310
9Obstetricians and GynecologistsDoctoral or professional degree$321,260$99,990 – $359,320770
10Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree$320,060$134,660 – $589,7702,580
11Physicians, PathologistsDoctoral or professional degree$316,150$127,990 – $369,730480
12General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree$276,520$129,360 – $354,9701,350
13Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree$259,310$107,810 – $431,5302,240
14Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree$242,160$133,290 – $367,600340
15PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree$240,930$75,150 – $392,460410
16DermatologistsDoctoral or professional degree$232,910$108,210 – $716,06080
17Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree$222,410$44,720 – $452,36013,580
18Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree$218,650$190,360 – $336,0601,290
19AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree$218,060$184,110 – $406,850950
20Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersBachelor's degree$212,810$92,370 – $417,0705,980
21Air Traffic ControllersAssociate's degree$186,510$97,040 – $223,700800
22Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree$179,990$134,260 – $304,1302,890
23Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree$173,810$118,500 – $279,27030,690
24Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree$172,160$109,320 – $271,2405,970
25Financial ManagersBachelor's degree$169,200$103,440 – $313,13026,600
26Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree$168,600$114,080 – $253,200910
27LawyersDoctoral or professional degree$168,510$81,360 – $347,26017,110
28Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree$162,870$86,190 – $213,7401,570
29Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award$160,160$80,660 – $266,6201,810
30Medical DosimetristsBachelor's degree$159,570$122,950 – $202,94090
31PodiatristsDoctoral or professional degree$158,060$106,010 – $429,450160
32RadiologistsDoctoral or professional degree$156,800$80,160 – $430,240770
33PhysicistsDoctoral or professional degree$156,750$75,230 – $290,14080
34Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree$155,460$85,050 – $268,64016,320
35Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree$154,770$90,250 – $212,2804,320
36Compensation and Benefits ManagersBachelor's degree$145,930$92,140 – $224,190790
37Sales ManagersBachelor's degree$144,290$75,750 – $280,99026,780
38Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree$140,890$89,990 – $232,5407,970
39OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree$140,790$73,320 – $166,350870
40Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree$139,810$79,470 – $225,34019,890
41PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree$138,170$104,720 – $170,3907,230
42Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree$137,900$76,190 – $186,3705,900
43Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree$137,820$90,650 – $215,8803,400
44Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree$135,150$87,680 – $207,4104,200
45Physician AssistantsMaster's degree$134,900$96,770 – $171,6603,230
46Aerospace EngineersBachelor's degree$134,570$96,650 – $214,1503,430
47Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree$133,610$82,140 – $178,0007,080
48Physical Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree$133,590$73,320 – $280,920700
49VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree$133,550$85,660 – $209,2101,760
50Software DevelopersBachelor's degree$133,290$85,920 – $179,40067,030

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