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Salaries in Corpus Christi, TX

Browse salary data for 400 occupations in the Corpus Christi, TX area. The average median salary across all occupations is $58,125.

Occupations

400

Avg Median Salary

$58,125

Highest Paying

$221,510

Area Type

metro

Highest Paying Jobs in Corpus Christi, TX

All Occupations in Corpus Christi, TX

Sorted by median salary (highest first)

OccupationMedian SalaryEmployed
Physicians, All Other$221,510590
Chief Executives$180,79090
Dentists, General$171,23080
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,510150
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,000310
Pediatricians, General$142,990N/A
Managers, All Other$139,170450
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$137,46040
Physician Assistants$134,400120
Petroleum Engineers$133,690160
Pharmacists$133,550330
Chemical Engineers$132,67070
Financial Managers$131,490510
Optometrists$131,45050
Nurse Practitioners$127,600370
Industrial Production Managers$127,600250
Purchasing Managers$123,04060
Software Developers$122,980420
Mechanical Engineers$122,890220
Human Resources Managers$121,710210
Natural Sciences Managers$121,24050
Marketing Managers$119,850270
Aerospace Engineers$117,60080
Veterinarians$113,53060
Industrial Engineers$113,070250
Administrative Services Managers$111,780200
Training and Development Managers$111,14060
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$110,68060
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$108,49040
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$107,98060
Lawyers$105,560850
Commercial Pilots$104,91050
Data Scientists$103,620130
Physical Therapists$103,420300
Occupational Therapists$102,960170
Sales Managers$102,560560
Engineers, All Other$102,360210
Medical and Health Services Managers$101,860850
Facilities Managers$100,830150
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$100,730120
Public Relations Managers$99,45080
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$98,370960
Information Security Analysts$98,01070
Construction Managers$97,210910
Electrical Engineers$96,910210
Computer Network Architects$95,74090
Chemists$95,010120
Radiation Therapists$94,18030
Project Management Specialists$92,4501,400
Dental Hygienists$91,850200
Civil Engineers$91,160640
General and Operations Managers$90,0405,750
Management Analysts$89,920340
Computer Occupations, All Other$88,200360
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$86,530350
Social Workers, All Other$83,99040
Computer Systems Analysts$83,950230
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$83,81040
Emergency Management Directors$82,57030
Fundraising Managers$82,28040
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$81,880200
Chiropractors$81,430N/A
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$81,040200
Registered Nurses$80,8504,240
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$80,200300
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,180190
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$80,06060
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$79,600270
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$79,48070
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$79,430520
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$78,98070
Speech-Language Pathologists$78,830320
Cost Estimators$78,390310
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$78,38040
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,28070
Transportation Inspectors$78,23040
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,420710
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$77,310180
Financial and Investment Analysts$77,110130
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$76,72040
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$76,270680
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,270310
Chemical Technicians$75,890150
Athletic Trainers$75,75050
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$75,750110
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$75,340120
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$75,010230
Financial Specialists, All Other$75,00080
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$74,580130
Logisticians$74,320270
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$74,320980
Budget Analysts$74,19040
Web Developers$74,18040
Occupational Therapy Assistants$73,93090
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$73,580380
Physical Therapist Assistants$73,510220
Crane and Tower Operators$72,870360
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$72,63070
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$72,4201,000
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$72,3301,820
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$72,3201,210
Accountants and Auditors$71,1901,080
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$70,310480
Respiratory Therapists$69,570250
Social and Community Service Managers$69,360190
Education Administrators, All Other$68,93040
School Psychologists$68,70050
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$67,28030
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$66,630220
Personal Financial Advisors$66,570160
Postal Service Clerks$65,60080
Healthcare Social Workers$65,210180
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$64,800150
Sheet Metal Workers$64,330420
Lodging Managers$63,80060
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,600520
Machinists$63,400310
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$63,350380
Boilermakers$63,04080
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$62,860430
Instructional Coordinators$62,800380
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,72060
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,600790
Clergy$62,42040
Dietitians and Nutritionists$62,400120
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$62,200190
Tool and Die Makers$62,15040
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,810150
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,81040
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,430560
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$61,320420
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,150460
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,9301,460
Architectural and Civil Drafters$60,830140
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,750410
Compliance Officers$60,320400
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,27090
Transportation Security Screeners$60,26060
Construction and Building Inspectors$60,170260
Motorboat Operators$59,99040
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$59,97050
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,5401,020
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,520690
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$59,490200
Computer Network Support Specialists$59,45090
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,3301,130
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$59,32040
Loan Officers$59,040220
Food Service Managers$58,930340
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$58,8501,970
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$58,850180
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$58,600430
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,430640
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$58,42080
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$58,42040
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$58,29040
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,290990
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,260750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,2101,830
Surveyors$57,940200
Human Resources Specialists$57,690870
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,49090
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$57,29050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$57,200390
Riggers$57,150150
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$56,910200
Millwrights$56,84070
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$56,4901,140
Postal Service Mail Carriers$56,330370
Mechanical Drafters$56,24030
Web and Digital Interface Designers$56,01030
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$55,92050
Therapists, All Other$55,73070
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$55,6801,140
Training and Development Specialists$55,590450
Electricians$55,370980
Fundraisers$55,30050
Surgical Technologists$54,060190
Property Appraisers and Assessors$53,71090
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$53,670420
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$53,64060
Public Relations Specialists$53,480290
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$52,400100
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$52,210380
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$52,100140
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$51,900150
Forest and Conservation Technicians$51,57030
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$50,610590
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$50,490150
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,48080
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$50,350470
Counselors, All Other$50,34040
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$50,200100
Rehabilitation Counselors$50,05030
Chefs and Head Cooks$49,990210
Tax Preparers$49,85080
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors$49,830330
Massage Therapists$49,53080
Forensic Science Technicians$49,49040
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$49,3101,160
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$49,230320
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,9102,590
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,88060
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,740640
Paramedics$48,730130
Interpreters and Translators$48,50030
Health Education Specialists$48,48030
Editors$48,35040
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$48,270110
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,18060
Firefighters$48,160670
Private Detectives and Investigators$48,12050
Carpenters$47,850700
Protective Service Workers, All Other$47,84040
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,790150
Procurement Clerks$47,72070
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$47,630490
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$47,620240
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,52070
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$47,500130
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$47,17080
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$47,15070
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$47,120110
Computer User Support Specialists$46,820520
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$46,68070
Graphic Designers$46,610120
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,590210
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$46,590220
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$46,350N/A
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$46,030320
Insurance Sales Agents$46,030500
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$45,9801,040
Commercial Divers$45,91030
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$45,76030
Tile and Stone Setters$45,74030
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$45,520190
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,380300
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$45,36090
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$45,310230
Sailors and Marine Oilers$45,230280
Helpers--Electricians$45,190120
Helpers--Carpenters$45,14070
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$45,03090
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$44,700100
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,5501,660
Butchers and Meat Cutters$44,460160
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,360220
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$44,320210
Medical Transcriptionists$44,29070
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$44,06070
Public Safety Telecommunicators$44,010170
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,630160
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$43,5801,600
Producers and Directors$43,30070
Medical Equipment Repairers$42,93050
Bus Drivers, School$42,880560
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$42,520190
Advertising Sales Agents$42,47060
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$42,440130
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$42,410410
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$42,31060
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$42,01080
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$41,790460
Pharmacy Technicians$41,690650
Correctional Officers and Jailers$41,640300
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$41,600130
Food Processing Workers, All Other$41,38060
Social and Human Service Assistants$41,280320
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$41,2502,430
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$41,180170
Pipelayers$40,89070
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$40,470150
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$40,21050
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$40,180120
Agricultural Inspectors$39,77040
Medical Records Specialists$39,580220
Light Truck Drivers$39,460850
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$39,400360
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$38,800330
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$38,800100
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,7301,500
Bill and Account Collectors$38,630170
Pharmacy Aides$38,52040
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$38,420190
Billing and Posting Clerks$38,410380
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$37,990130
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers$37,82060
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$37,770100
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$37,5302,350
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$37,520650
Community Health Workers$37,44070
Phlebotomists$37,380220
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$37,35050
Medical Assistants$37,2501,140
Dental Assistants$37,230380
Construction Laborers$37,2302,270
Pest Control Workers$37,130110
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,080140
Highway Maintenance Workers$37,000170
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$36,97060
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$36,880N/A
New Accounts Clerks$36,85080
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$36,810100
Roofers$36,79060
Library Technicians$36,73080
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$36,690120
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$36,640190
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$36,620230
File Clerks$36,550160
Skincare Specialists$36,40080
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$36,30060
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,2603,560
Physical Therapist Aides$36,220160
Biological Technicians$36,19040
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$36,130290
Helpers--Production Workers$36,100290
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$36,060370
Printing Press Operators$36,06050
Photographers$36,03040
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$35,990140
Animal Control Workers$35,63040
Office Clerks, General$35,5603,100
Medical Equipment Preparers$35,51070
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$35,460120
Tellers$35,450480
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$35,36040
Opticians, Dispensing$35,100200
Parts Salespersons$35,050370
Emergency Medical Technicians$35,040300
Couriers and Messengers$35,00090
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$34,900190
Psychiatric Technicians$34,790130
Customer Service Representatives$34,7803,800
Tire Repairers and Changers$34,680220
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$34,660870
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$34,600170
Order Clerks$34,59060
Nursing Assistants$34,5601,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$34,3302,690
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$34,1102,010
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$33,870170
Data Entry Keyers$33,740170
Self-Enrichment Teachers$33,400170
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$33,340250
Security Guards$33,2601,270
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$32,400300
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$32,35040
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$31,91040
Aircraft Service Attendants$31,71090
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$31,68030
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$31,20050
Recreation Workers$31,110180
Counter and Rental Clerks$31,030560
Receptionists and Information Clerks$31,0001,220
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$30,980130
Orderlies$30,89050
Parking Attendants$30,510120
Agricultural Equipment Operators$30,03030
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$29,97060
Driver/Sales Workers$29,850540
Bakers$29,790200
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,7602,880
Cooks, Restaurant$29,6802,220
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$29,600360
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$29,380300
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$29,34040
Sewing Machine Operators$29,32090
Tour and Travel Guides$28,81040
Retail Salespersons$28,6604,670
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$28,65080
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$28,410120
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$28,320110
Funeral Attendants$28,12030
Waiters and Waitresses$28,0203,470
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,980570
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$27,930240
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$27,920320
Bartenders$27,9201,070
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$27,890280
Animal Caretakers$27,810280
Food Batchmakers$27,77090
Packers and Packagers, Hand$27,580320
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$27,5501,140
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$27,490530
Dishwashers$27,420520
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$27,36030
Food Preparation Workers$27,2102,490
Childcare Workers$27,160790
Cashiers$27,1003,960
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$26,770910
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$26,320270
Cooks, Fast Food$26,090530
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$25,490610
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$25,200260
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$24,460170
Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,7406,840
School Bus Monitors$23,45070
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,0406,730
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$21,8801,670
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$18,740N/A