Amarillo, TX

Across all occupations in the Amarillo, TX metropolitan area, the median wage is $44,580 a year ($21.43 an hour) and the mean $56,400, May 2025. That median is −13% against the US median of $50,980 and −8% against Texas's $48,620. BLS counts 123,930 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Amarillo, TX vs Texas and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Amarillo, TX area, Texas and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Amarillo, TX	Hourly	$12.24	$15.37	$21.43	$30.73	$46.58	$27.12	123,930
Amarillo, TX	Annual	$25,450	$31,970	$44,580	$63,910	$96,880	$56,400	123,930
Texas	Hourly	$13.10	$17.01	$23.38	$37.42	$60.20	$31.61	14,071,160
Texas	Annual	$27,250	$35,370	$48,620	$77,840	$125,220	$65,750	14,071,160
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

337 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Texas. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Amarillo, TX

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$364,420	$175.20	410
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$232,290	$111.68	**
3	Chief Executives	$208,170	$100.08	80
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,220	$77.99	60
5	Dentists, General	$154,960	$74.50	100
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Texas	$149,990	$72.11	290
7	Pharmacists	$143,520	$69.00	240
8	Financial Managers in Texas	$143,350	$68.92	550
9	Engineers, All Other	$134,380	$64.61	90
10	Physician Assistants	$132,990	$63.94	240
11	Lawyers in Texas	$130,580	$62.78	410
12	Optometrists	$129,490	$62.26	40
13	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$129,210	*	140
14	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$127,010	*	50
15	Industrial Production Managers	$126,530	$60.83	190
16	Human Resources Managers	$125,860	$60.51	120
17	Veterinarians	$124,020	$59.63	60
18	Information Security Analysts	$123,550	$59.40	60
19	Purchasing Managers	$120,800	$58.08	70
20	Nurse Practitioners	$119,150	$57.29	240

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Amarillo, TX

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Texas	4,820	38.86	1.57	$26,880
2	General and Operations Managers in Texas	3,610	29.16	1.29	$85,770
3	Retail Salespersons in Texas	3,150	25.39	1.01	$29,310
4	Cashiers in Texas	3,040	24.54	1.24	$27,750
5	Registered Nurses in Texas	3,030	24.48	1.13	$86,850
6	Stockers and Order Fillers in Texas	2,870	23.17	1.27	$35,350
7	Office Clerks, General in Texas	2,490	20.12	1.27	$37,680
8	Customer Service Representatives in Texas	2,280	18.43	1.10	$38,990
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Texas	2,230	17.97	1.36	$54,290
10	Waiters and Waitresses in Texas	2,040	16.50	1.13	$22,710
11	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Texas	1,980	15.94	0.58	$24,400
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Texas	1,980	16.01	1.13	$34,280
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Texas	1,650	13.29	0.70	$37,060
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Texas	1,640	13.23	1.34	$45,340
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Texas	1,410	11.37	1.04	$38,660
16	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Texas	1,330	10.73	1.36	$35,470
17	Cooks, Restaurant in Texas	1,300	10.46	1.15	$30,560
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Texas	1,250	10.07	1.09	$59,970
19	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Texas	1,230	9.92	1.12	$46,620
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Texas	1,120	9.02	1.25	$44,150

Most concentrated occupations in Amarillo, TX

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.87	340	2.77	$61,840
2	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	3.29	190	1.50	$36,810
3	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	3.24	670	5.43	$60,340
4	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	2.83	120	0.94	$77,580
5	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	2.49	120	0.97	$77,400
6	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.41	310	2.46	$37,530
7	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	2.35	140	1.12	$27,910
8	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	2.33	180	1.43	$34,320
9	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	2.28	240	1.98	$38,980
10	Tire Repairers and Changers	2.18	190	1.52	$34,040

Occupation groups in Amarillo, TX

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Legal	$98,220	$115,180	700	5.64	0.67
Management	$97,080	$113,820	8,920	71.97	1.01
Architecture and Engineering	$82,950	$91,860	1,210	9.79	0.58
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$78,400	$98,940	8,860	71.46	1.13
Computer and Mathematical	$77,290	$85,330	1,810	14.57	0.43
Business and Financial Operations	$71,610	$77,060	5,870	47.39	0.70
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$62,070	$67,160	740	5.99	0.63
Educational Instruction and Library	$59,240	$57,700	7,810	63.05	1.08
Protective Service	$54,950	$56,350	2,630	21.22	0.87
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$51,140	$55,170	6,910	55.77	1.42
Community and Social Service	$50,480	$56,500	1,560	12.58	0.73
Construction and Extraction	$47,490	$53,050	5,540	44.68	1.08
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$45,610	$66,390	1,030	8.33	0.63
Production	$43,260	$47,400	9,810	79.14	1.44
Office and Administrative Support	$41,530	$44,550	15,040	121.35	1.06
Transportation and Material Moving	$37,780	$43,250	11,130	89.85	1.02
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$37,140	$40,300	240	1.94	0.69
Healthcare Support	$33,860	$35,390	4,680	37.76	0.74
Sales and Related	$32,250	$42,760	10,780	86.96	1.01
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$31,090	$33,280	3,720	30.03	1.03
Personal Care and Service	$28,380	$33,040	1,950	15.74	0.75
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$27,810	$29,120	12,990	104.82	1.19

Every occupation in Texas, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 337 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Amarillo, TX estimates (area 11100).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Amarillo, TX area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.