College Station-Bryan, TX

Across all occupations in the College Station-Bryan, TX metropolitan area, the median wage is $44,470 a year ($21.38 an hour) and the mean $57,060, May 2025. That median is −13% against the US median of $50,980 and −9% against Texas's $48,620. BLS counts 134,040 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is general internal medicine physicians; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: College Station-Bryan, TX vs Texas and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the College Station-Bryan, TX area, Texas and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
College Station-Bryan, TX	Hourly	$11.56	$14.68	$21.38	$30.62	$48.79	$27.43	134,040
College Station-Bryan, TX	Annual	$24,040	$30,540	$44,470	$63,680	$101,470	$57,060	134,040
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.

360 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 College Station-Bryan, TX

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$326,090	$156.77	70
2	Physicians, All Other	$236,170	$113.54	160
3	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$219,160	*	50
4	Chief Executives	$176,160	$84.69	60
5	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$167,090	*	80
6	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$164,660	*	750
7	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$160,550	*	100
8	Dentists, General	$154,340	$74.20	70
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,850	$71.08	70
10	Pharmacists	$136,310	$65.53	190
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Texas	$135,540	$65.17	410
12	Lawyers in Texas	$134,800	$64.81	340
13	Financial Managers in Texas	$132,280	$63.59	410
14	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$130,820	$62.89	50
15	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$129,110	*	1,160
16	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$129,080	*	400
17	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,670	*	160
18	Optometrists	$128,500	$61.78	40
19	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$126,240	*	130
20	Nurse Practitioners	$126,210	$60.68	180

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 College Station-Bryan, TX

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Texas	5,270	39.33	1.59	$27,420
2	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	4,370	32.58	30.88	$57,790
3	General and Operations Managers in Texas	3,250	24.22	1.07	$87,910
4	Retail Salespersons in Texas	3,120	23.29	0.93	$28,800
5	Registered Nurses in Texas	2,950	21.99	1.01	$83,090
6	Customer Service Representatives in Texas	2,500	18.64	1.12	$37,190
7	Cashiers in Texas	2,440	18.22	0.92	$28,600
8	Stockers and Order Fillers in Texas	2,430	18.11	0.99	$35,210
9	Waiters and Waitresses in Texas	2,410	17.97	1.23	$22,800
10	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Texas	1,970	14.70	1.59	$59,790
11	Food Preparation Workers in Texas	1,680	12.56	2.19	$34,380
12	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Texas	1,590	11.87	1.51	$35,810
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Texas	1,490	11.14	1.13	$41,510
14	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Texas	1,460	10.90	1.19	$28,510
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Texas	1,430	10.70	0.97	$39,620
16	Cooks, Restaurant in Texas	1,410	10.55	1.16	$32,630
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Texas	1,340	10.03	0.71	$29,840
18	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Texas	1,300	9.71	0.51	$35,350
19	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Texas	1,270	9.50	0.34	$24,610
20	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Texas	1,230	9.19	0.69	$49,540

Most concentrated occupations in College Station-Bryan, 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	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	68.87	530	3.95	$126,050
2	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	33.48	1,160	8.67	$129,110
3	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	30.88	4,370	32.58	$57,790
4	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	23.58	160	1.17	$128,670
5	Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	14.01	150	1.14	$78,930
6	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	11.83	100	0.75	$160,550
7	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	11.09	1,130	8.45	$22,900
8	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	8.59	130	0.94	$126,240
9	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7.83	320	2.40	$97,150
10	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7.39	320	2.38	$96,100

Occupation groups in College Station-Bryan, TX

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$96,570	$111,530	9,750	72.71	1.02
Computer and Mathematical	$79,960	$87,290	2,530	18.90	0.56
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$77,400	$90,350	7,710	57.56	0.91
Architecture and Engineering	$76,750	$85,480	1,740	12.97	0.77
Legal	$76,460	$101,600	780	5.85	0.70
Business and Financial Operations	$65,740	$74,810	5,640	42.08	0.62
Educational Instruction and Library	$60,770	$76,570	18,410	137.34	2.35
Protective Service	$54,020	$57,160	2,100	15.70	0.65
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$50,480	$64,530	1,300	9.69	0.74
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$49,510	$58,700	2,670	19.92	2.10
Community and Social Service	$49,320	$51,870	1,890	14.13	0.82
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$48,960	$53,860	5,260	39.22	1.00
Construction and Extraction	$46,760	$50,670	4,810	35.89	0.87
Production	$38,140	$44,160	4,620	34.49	0.63
Office and Administrative Support	$36,490	$39,860	19,490	145.44	1.27
Transportation and Material Moving	$36,460	$40,390	8,230	61.37	0.70
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$35,060	$37,400	240	1.82	0.65
Healthcare Support	$34,490	$34,570	4,010	29.89	0.59
Sales and Related	$34,020	$42,210	9,590	71.58	0.83
Personal Care and Service	$32,770	$36,770	3,930	29.30	1.40
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$30,880	$33,080	3,160	23.55	0.81
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$28,330	$29,850	16,160	120.59	1.37

Every occupation in Texas, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 360 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 College Station-Bryan, TX estimates (area 17780).

*: 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 College Station-Bryan, 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.