Highest paying jobs in Waco, TX

The best paying occupations in the Waco, 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 7.5% below the national average (2024).

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

#	Occupation	MedianWaco, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$312,520	$125,340 – $395,370	220
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$235,710	$175,040 – $393,060	60
3	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$217,610	$121,470 – $479,650	90
4	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$206,810	$80,950 – $206,810	60
5	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,620	$124,290 – $211,080	100
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$150,710	$118,600 – $173,500	180
7	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$145,630	$55,120 – $285,990	100
8	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,810	$93,130 – $217,620	310
9	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,010	$80,390 – $261,000	490
10	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$131,000	$99,010 – $161,470	90
11	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$130,230	$80,940 – $244,060	280
12	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$128,920	$100,590 – $163,880	210
13	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,880	$72,800 – $234,090	270
14	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,290	$81,640 – $210,790	160
15	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,200	$76,980 – $180,080	240
16	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$123,080	$74,740 – $160,880	490
17	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$122,920	$97,170 – $196,630	50
18	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,250	$80,550 – $184,650	90
19	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,820	$58,560 – $214,790	490
20	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$117,810	$50,620 – $143,680	40
21	Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree	$117,700	$68,580 – $191,000	40
22	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing OfficersDoctoral or professional degree	$115,920	$108,890 – $133,470	60
23	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$108,940	$70,890 – $159,810	140
24	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$107,750	$63,540 – $173,530	50
25	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$105,830	$46,150 – $125,670	50
26	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,570	$71,490 – $134,790	60
27	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,840	$63,170 – $169,430	510
28	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$103,670	$61,220 – $159,560	60
29	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$102,540	$57,110 – $133,150	30
30	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,320	$70,780 – $156,020	180
31	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$102,170	$49,650 – $182,590	490
32	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,910	$63,500 – $134,550	250
33	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$101,500	$70,850 – $131,820	130
34	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,390	$76,120 – $131,060	250
35	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,120	$75,940 – $197,620	40
36	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,850	$71,380 – $143,680	90
37	Physical Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$97,400	$63,900 – $125,320	50
38	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$96,680	$68,750 – $156,520	200
39	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,830	$63,040 – $161,890	70
40	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$95,730	$56,370 – $154,090	100
41	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,470	$65,490 – $142,110	180
42	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,420	$64,010 – $191,950	110
43	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$95,340	$80,960 – $100,530	150
44	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,990	$45,430 – $213,970	3,690
45	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$92,890	$69,690 – $118,460	2,570
46	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,380	$59,410 – $145,610	200
47	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$90,760	$58,880 – $151,850	390
48	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$90,220	$63,080 – $134,320	190
49	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$89,190	$48,380 – $153,710	200
50	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$88,430	$52,820 – $153,020	—

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