Sherman-Denison, TX

Across all occupations in the Sherman-Denison, TX metropolitan area, the median wage is $44,610 a year ($21.45 an hour) and the mean $55,960, May 2025. That median is −12% against the US median of $50,980 and −8% against Texas's $48,620. BLS counts 52,690 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is chief executives; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Sherman-Denison, TX vs Texas and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Sherman-Denison, TX area, Texas and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Sherman-Denison, TX	Hourly	$12.81	$15.80	$21.45	$30.71	$46.56	$26.91	52,690
Sherman-Denison, TX	Annual	$26,640	$32,860	$44,610	$63,870	$96,850	$55,960	52,690
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.

216 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 Sherman-Denison, TX

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$200,920	$96.60	30
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,950	$76.90	70
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Texas	$140,900	$67.74	80
4	Marketing Managers	$139,040	$66.85	110
5	Lawyers in Texas	$134,670	$64.75	90
6	Pharmacists	$131,430	$63.19	120
7	Software Developers in Texas	$128,630	$61.84	120
8	Nurse Practitioners	$127,760	$61.42	80
9	Financial Managers in Texas	$125,850	$60.50	120
10	Sales Managers in Texas	$124,110	$59.67	190
11	Industrial Production Managers	$121,330	$58.33	90
12	Managers, All Other in Texas	$121,190	$58.26	80
13	Speech-Language Pathologists	$115,940	$55.74	110
14	Human Resources Managers	$110,770	$53.26	40
15	Physical Therapists	$110,750	$53.24	120
16	Facilities Managers	$107,780	$51.82	50
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,830	$50.88	350
18	Administrative Services Managers	$103,280	$49.65	50
19	Occupational Therapists	$101,150	$48.63	80
20	Dental Hygienists	$98,030	$47.13	130

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 Sherman-Denison, TX

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Texas	2,110	40.03	1.62	$27,340
2	Registered Nurses in Texas	1,580	30.08	1.38	$83,700
3	General and Operations Managers in Texas	1,500	28.51	1.27	$89,940
4	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Texas	1,490	28.34	1.99	$31,360
5	Retail Salespersons in Texas	1,430	27.20	1.08	$30,670
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Texas	1,250	23.75	0.86	$26,980
7	Cashiers in Texas	1,110	21.10	1.06	$27,640
8	Stockers and Order Fillers in Texas	1,010	19.15	1.05	$34,320
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Texas	970	18.50	0.98	$40,770
10	Customer Service Representatives in Texas	840	15.98	0.96	$37,090
11	Office Clerks, General in Texas	810	15.44	0.97	$38,790
12	Waiters and Waitresses in Texas	780	14.73	1.01	$26,290
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Texas	690	13.03	1.32	$48,620
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Texas	670	12.64	0.95	$55,270
15	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Texas	610	11.67	1.28	$29,260
15	Nursing Assistants in Texas	610	11.50	1.23	$35,970
17	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Texas	560	10.60	1.35	$34,470
18	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	540	10.26	6.11	$60,390
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Texas	530	9.98	0.91	$43,710
20	Cooks, Restaurant in Texas	510	9.68	1.07	$31,760

Most concentrated occupations in Sherman-Denison, 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	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	6.39	280	5.39	$73,580
2	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	6.14	230	4.40	$62,110
3	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	6.11	540	10.26	$60,390
4	Special Education Teachers, Middle School	5.65	180	3.46	$62,350
5	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	4.30	240	4.54	$62,740
6	Bill and Account Collectors	4.12	220	4.21	$35,270
7	Helpers--Production Workers	3.14	180	3.34	$35,480
8	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	2.76	350	6.73	$43,710
9	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	2.20	100	1.82	$50,150
10	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	2.17	320	6.15	$62,400

Occupation groups in Sherman-Denison, TX

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$98,990	$113,010	3,630	68.93	0.96
Architecture and Engineering	$95,270	$109,180	880	16.64	0.99
Computer and Mathematical	$81,990	$93,450	550	10.45	0.31
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$81,790	$89,420	4,100	77.84	1.23
Business and Financial Operations	$71,480	$78,520	1,790	34.02	0.50
Legal	$67,930	$90,850	230	4.30	0.51
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$64,340	$73,820	220	4.16	0.44
Educational Instruction and Library	$60,390	$57,470	4,040	76.71	1.31
Protective Service	$60,040	$60,460	900	17.02	0.70
Community and Social Service	$57,860	$60,530	580	11.08	0.65
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$56,710	$59,990	2,940	55.85	1.43
Construction and Extraction	$48,450	$52,600	2,420	45.94	1.11
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$44,490	$65,050	440	8.31	0.63
Production	$43,540	$45,680	4,460	84.68	1.54
Office and Administrative Support	$41,570	$44,550	5,710	108.31	0.95
Transportation and Material Moving	$39,000	$41,790	4,230	80.34	0.91
Sales and Related	$33,950	$43,190	4,650	88.33	1.02
Healthcare Support	$32,790	$34,970	2,770	52.65	1.04
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$32,190	$36,650	2,190	41.66	1.42
Personal Care and Service	$28,600	$32,780	570	10.86	0.52
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$28,360	$29,640	5,270	99.97	1.14
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	–	–	–	–	–

Every occupation in Texas, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 216 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 Sherman-Denison, TX estimates (area 43300).

*: 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 Sherman-Denison, 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.