Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

Across all occupations in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metropolitan area, the median wage is $48,630 a year ($23.38 an hour) and the mean $61,370, May 2025. That median is −5% against the US median of $50,980 and 0% against Texas's $48,620. BLS counts 163,220 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX vs Texas and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX area, Texas and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	Hourly	$12.78	$16.80	$23.38	$36.06	$51.73	$29.50	163,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	Annual	$26,580	$34,940	$48,630	$75,010	$107,590	$61,370	163,220
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.

372 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$314,220	$151.07	170
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$249,990	$120.19	40
3	Chief Executives	$226,720	$109.00	80
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,480	$81.00	260
5	Petroleum Engineers	$167,600	$80.58	90
6	Dentists, General	$157,770	$75.85	70
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Texas	$154,070	$74.07	310
8	Industrial Production Managers	$150,860	$72.53	550
9	Financial Managers in Texas	$149,360	$71.81	520
10	Public Relations Managers	$146,970	$70.66	50
11	Pharmacists	$137,570	$66.14	230
12	Environmental Engineers	$135,240	$65.02	80
13	Managers, All Other in Texas	$133,800	$64.33	580
14	Nurse Practitioners	$133,130	$64.01	240
15	Physician Assistants	$132,920	$63.91	90
16	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$132,550	$63.73	30
17	Lawyers in Texas	$131,680	$63.31	500
18	Optometrists	$131,060	$63.01	40
19	Human Resources Managers	$130,260	$62.62	190
20	Chemical Engineers	$129,850	$62.43	140

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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Texas	5,050	30.93	1.25	$26,630
2	General and Operations Managers in Texas	4,560	27.91	1.24	$97,470
3	Retail Salespersons in Texas	3,840	23.54	0.94	$29,810
4	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Texas	3,390	20.76	0.75	$23,510
5	Construction Laborers in Texas	3,340	20.44	2.90	$44,240
6	Cashiers in Texas	3,140	19.26	0.97	$28,730
7	Registered Nurses in Texas	3,100	19.02	0.88	$81,180
8	Stockers and Order Fillers in Texas	3,080	18.84	1.03	$35,630
9	Customer Service Representatives in Texas	2,560	15.68	0.94	$37,980
10	Office Clerks, General in Texas	2,540	15.54	0.98	$39,310
11	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Texas	2,460	15.10	2.89	$76,390
12	Waiters and Waitresses in Texas	2,250	13.80	0.94	$22,400
13	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Texas	2,100	12.86	0.97	$54,900
14	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Texas	2,010	12.30	0.65	$37,660
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Texas	2,000	12.26	0.86	$31,490
15	Electricians in Texas	2,000	12.28	2.52	$61,380
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Texas	1,980	12.13	1.10	$43,310
17	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,980	12.10	4.52	$59,190
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Texas	1,780	10.88	1.22	$60,260
20	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Texas	1,750	10.72	1.09	$45,210

Most concentrated occupations in Beaumont-Port Arthur, 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	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	42.53	1,480	9.07	$100,660
2	Boilermakers	21.39	230	1.40	$73,060
3	Calibration Technologists and Technicians	14.92	260	1.59	$99,400
4	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	13.85	200	1.23	$60,320
5	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	10.48	1,540	9.41	$96,790
6	Riggers	8.94	210	1.30	$63,950
7	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	8.87	230	1.41	$45,560
8	Rail Car Repairers	8.62	190	1.18	$56,820
9	Chemical Engineers	6.46	140	0.88	$129,850
10	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	6.06	110	0.66	$55,280

Occupation groups in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$103,380	$121,460	12,500	76.59	1.07
Architecture and Engineering	$99,960	$106,240	4,750	29.08	1.73
Legal	$99,250	$123,650	810	4.93	0.59
Computer and Mathematical	$91,650	$97,980	2,000	12.27	0.36
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$77,400	$84,940	1,750	10.73	1.13
Business and Financial Operations	$76,350	$86,050	7,460	45.69	0.67
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$74,880	$87,890	8,590	52.65	0.83
Production	$57,150	$65,190	13,080	80.15	1.45
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$56,820	$62,850	10,000	61.26	1.57
Construction and Extraction	$56,690	$57,850	15,760	96.53	2.34
Educational Instruction and Library	$55,900	$55,300	9,710	59.52	1.02
Protective Service	$54,020	$57,380	4,890	29.97	1.23
Community and Social Service	$51,790	$56,680	1,610	9.83	0.57
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$46,750	$55,100	990	6.06	0.46
Office and Administrative Support	$43,090	$46,490	17,510	107.29	0.94
Transportation and Material Moving	$40,390	$46,200	13,210	80.94	0.92
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$35,240	$39,130	50	0.28	0.10
Sales and Related	$34,770	$45,200	12,370	75.81	0.88
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$31,420	$33,410	3,650	22.34	0.76
Healthcare Support	$29,710	$33,020	6,410	39.26	0.77
Personal Care and Service	$28,670	$33,090	2,050	12.57	0.60
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$27,510	$29,080	14,080	86.25	0.98

Every occupation in Texas, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 372 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX estimates (area 13140).

*: Wage 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, 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.