Corpus Christi, TX

Across all occupations in the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area, the median wage is $45,350 a year ($21.81 an hour) and the mean $57,670, May 2025. That median is −11% against the US median of $50,980 and −7% against Texas's $48,620. BLS counts 192,580 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, pathologists; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Corpus Christi, TX vs Texas and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Corpus Christi, TX area, Texas and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Corpus Christi, TX	Hourly	$11.30	$14.86	$21.81	$32.09	$47.72	$27.73	192,580
Corpus Christi, TX	Annual	$23,510	$30,900	$45,350	$66,760	$99,260	$57,670	192,580
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.

398 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 Corpus Christi, TX

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, Pathologists	$373,420	$179.53	**
2	Physicians, All Other	$253,530	$121.89	340
3	Chief Executives	$229,340	$110.26	90
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$206,410	$99.24	30
5	Dentists, General	$180,630	$86.84	90
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,430	$76.17	130
7	Petroleum Engineers	$155,870	$74.94	110
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Texas	$153,870	$73.98	320
9	Pediatricians, General	$148,320	$71.31	**
10	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$140,090	$67.35	50
11	Financial Managers in Texas	$138,150	$66.42	560
12	Optometrists	$138,120	$66.40	70
13	Pharmacists	$136,150	$65.46	330
14	Physician Assistants	$134,360	$64.60	150
15	Nurse Practitioners	$133,810	$64.33	350
16	Industrial Production Managers	$131,180	$63.07	260
17	Lawyers in Texas	$129,180	$62.11	740
18	Chemical Engineers	$126,690	$60.91	100
19	Veterinarians	$126,140	$60.65	70
20	Environmental Engineers	$125,330	$60.25	30

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 Corpus Christi, TX

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Texas	7,870	40.86	1.65	$25,630
2	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Texas	6,630	34.42	1.24	$23,440
3	General and Operations Managers in Texas	5,570	28.95	1.28	$90,600
4	Registered Nurses in Texas	4,800	24.95	1.15	$82,690
5	Retail Salespersons in Texas	4,790	24.86	0.99	$29,200
6	Cashiers in Texas	3,650	18.95	0.95	$28,140
7	Stockers and Order Fillers in Texas	3,450	17.91	0.98	$36,470
8	Waiters and Waitresses in Texas	3,390	17.58	1.20	$22,820
9	Office Clerks, General in Texas	3,290	17.11	1.08	$36,940
10	Customer Service Representatives in Texas	3,280	17.02	1.02	$37,070
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Texas	2,850	14.82	1.04	$30,690
12	Construction Laborers in Texas	2,640	13.69	1.94	$42,440
13	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Texas	2,570	13.37	1.01	$49,000
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Texas	2,530	13.13	1.33	$41,370
15	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Texas	2,470	12.84	0.68	$36,410
16	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Texas	2,440	12.67	1.61	$33,910
17	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Texas	2,330	12.10	2.32	$66,820
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Texas	2,150	11.17	1.02	$42,700
19	Cooks, Restaurant in Texas	2,130	11.06	1.22	$30,670
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Texas	1,870	9.70	1.05	$59,770

Most concentrated occupations in Corpus Christi, 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	19.85	820	4.23	$78,630
2	Boilermakers	13.19	170	0.87	$64,660
3	Riggers	7.86	220	1.14	$60,240
4	Calibration Technologists and Technicians	7.53	150	0.80	$77,380
5	Sailors and Marine Oilers	6.99	270	1.42	$44,520
6	Crane and Tower Operators	6.23	330	1.72	$74,200
7	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	6.16	340	1.78	$42,210
8	Petroleum Engineers	5.13	110	0.60	$155,870
9	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	4.59	140	0.73	$44,060
10	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	4.58	240	1.27	$46,160

Occupation groups in Corpus Christi, TX

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$97,410	$115,610	14,060	73.01	1.02
Architecture and Engineering	$95,710	$102,450	3,540	18.39	1.09
Legal	$83,250	$117,510	1,320	6.87	0.82
Computer and Mathematical	$82,690	$91,800	2,480	12.85	0.38
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$78,820	$101,630	12,930	67.12	1.06
Business and Financial Operations	$72,640	$79,500	8,350	43.37	0.64
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$68,620	$75,430	1,760	9.14	0.96
Educational Instruction and Library	$60,210	$56,730	11,740	60.96	1.04
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$54,830	$58,900	11,320	58.79	1.50
Community and Social Service	$50,250	$55,740	2,330	12.09	0.70
Production	$49,180	$57,580	8,170	42.41	0.77
Protective Service	$48,700	$54,550	4,340	22.52	0.93
Construction and Extraction	$48,270	$53,720	15,100	78.42	1.90
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$47,290	$61,320	1,310	6.82	0.52
Office and Administrative Support	$40,150	$44,470	21,870	113.55	0.99
Transportation and Material Moving	$38,780	$44,570	15,160	78.70	0.89
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$36,820	$40,410	280	1.45	0.52
Sales and Related	$34,330	$43,520	15,220	79.02	0.92
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$30,360	$32,640	5,360	27.82	0.95
Personal Care and Service	$28,800	$33,160	2,660	13.80	0.66
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$27,550	$28,710	22,270	115.65	1.31
Healthcare Support	$27,210	$30,780	11,030	57.25	1.13

Every occupation in Texas, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 398 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 Corpus Christi, TX estimates (area 18580).

**: 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 Corpus Christi, 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.