Highest paying jobs in Odessa, TX

The best paying occupations in the Odessa, 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 6.1% below the national average (2024).

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

#	Occupation	MedianOdessa, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$281,480	$133,830 – $742,350	50
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$200,310	$42,260 – $401,060	30
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,340	$112,640 – $298,620	70
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$153,860	$82,030 – $301,370	40
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$152,200	$83,940 – $299,160	280
6	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,830	$95,480 – $233,750	100
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,260	$95,410 – $170,940	100
8	Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree	$135,620	$78,980 – $218,320	220
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$134,830	$84,620 – $219,150	240
10	Sales EngineersBachelor's degree	$134,740	$84,370 – $181,740	50
11	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,420	$75,520 – $228,110	80
12	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$133,340	$81,930 – $349,590	110
13	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,250	$69,110 – $213,710	80
14	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersBachelor's degree	$129,730	$57,910 – $282,970	60
15	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,380	$37,080 – $162,000	40
16	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$127,080	$81,060 – $182,310	110
17	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,690	$110,920 – $160,610	70
18	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,370	$62,800 – $221,690	340
19	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,070	$77,670 – $193,120	150
20	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$122,080	$59,780 – $170,400	120
21	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$115,470	$74,620 – $199,400	80
22	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$111,750	$59,280 – $166,640	70
23	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$111,700	$75,910 – $173,140	120
24	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,740	$64,640 – $160,530	60
25	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$109,690	$78,660 – $132,080	60
26	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$109,220	$84,680 – $132,260	40
27	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,800	$64,410 – $170,780	340
28	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$105,390	$74,250 – $165,900	90
29	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,310	$68,450 – $171,550	240
30	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$104,280	$72,790 – $105,650	30
31	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,100	$47,420 – $223,730	2,630
32	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,870	$73,460 – $200,650	30
33	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$101,810	$42,230 – $119,980	120
34	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$100,770	$49,480 – $100,770	80
35	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$100,600	$52,240 – $165,640	40
36	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$99,340	$61,890 – $201,920	130
37	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$98,920	$82,580 – $125,120	70
38	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$98,590	$55,510 – $163,030	480
39	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$97,720	$49,790 – $124,000	360
40	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$96,960	$53,690 – $126,860	80
41	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,980	$64,040 – $148,860	190
42	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$95,190	$78,410 – $122,050	200
43	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,750	$43,930 – $100,400	40
44	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$92,690	$51,820 – $129,740	120
45	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,750	$50,660 – $152,550	50
46	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,570	$48,200 – $128,220	820
47	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,510	$58,490 – $156,500	50
48	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$84,260	$59,230 – $99,610	30
49	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,130	$56,940 – $107,990	110
50	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,370	$71,690 – $104,080	1,140

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