Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Salaries in Midland, TX

Comprehensive compensation, employment metrics, and cost-of-living purchasing power analysis for the Midland, TX labor market.

Cities covered
🏙️ Lamesa 🏙️ Midland 🏙️ Big Spring 🏙️ Lenorah 🏙️ Gardendale 🏙️ Odessa 🏙️ Stanton 🏙️ Tarzan 79331
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🏙️ Lamesa 🏙️ Midland 🏙️ Big Spring 🏙️ Lenorah 🏙️ Gardendale 🏙️ Odessa 🏙️ Stanton 🏙️ Tarzan 79331
ZIP codes covered
📮 79701 📮 79702 📮 79703 📮 79704 📮 79705 📮 79706 📮 79707 📮 79708 📮 79710 📮 79711 📮 79712 📮 79720 📮 79749 📮 79758 📮 79765 📮 79766 📮 79782 📮 79783
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📮 79701 📮 79702 📮 79703 📮 79704 📮 79705 📮 79706 📮 79707 📮 79708 📮 79710 📮 79711 📮 79712 📮 79720 📮 79749 📮 79758 📮 79765 📮 79766 📮 79782 📮 79783
Cost of Living (RPP)
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All Items95.4
Services95.8
Housing101.9
Goods92.9
Utilities89.5
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Occupations in Midland, TX

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Occupation ▲▼ Median Salary ▲▼ Employment ▲▼ RPP-Adjusted ▲▼ Profile
▶Chief Executives $389,330 100 — View profile →
▶General and Operations Managers $132,420 4,830 — View profile →
▶Marketing Managers $149,510 290 — View profile →
▶Sales Managers $139,380 590 — View profile →
▶Public Relations Managers $163,180 50 — View profile →
▶Administrative Services Managers $127,180 140 — View profile →
▶Facilities Managers $116,540 150 — View profile →
▶Computer and Information Systems Managers $174,040 310 — View profile →
▶Financial Managers $172,520 800 — View profile →
▶Industrial Production Managers $135,200 220 — View profile →
▶Purchasing Managers $131,220 70 — View profile →
▶Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $103,990 340 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Managers $148,080 160 — View profile →
▶Training and Development Managers $144,240 40 — View profile →
▶Construction Managers $118,630 600 — View profile →
▶Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $86,210 240 — View profile →
▶Architectural and Engineering Managers $169,240 260 — View profile →
▶Food Service Managers $60,670 200 — View profile →
▶Medical and Health Services Managers $108,390 280 — View profile →
▶Natural Sciences Managers $111,950 50 — View profile →
▶Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $96,500 470 — View profile →
▶Social and Community Service Managers $76,680 90 — View profile →
▶Managers, All Other $154,630 760 — View profile →
▶Buyers and Purchasing Agents $75,430 310 — View profile →
▶Compliance Officers $83,820 300 — View profile →
▶Cost Estimators $82,540 180 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Specialists $78,650 580 — View profile →
▶Logisticians $81,890 150 — View profile →
▶Project Management Specialists $98,170 930 — View profile →
▶Management Analysts $104,260 140 — View profile →
▶Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $56,440 50 — View profile →
▶Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $79,280 40 — View profile →
▶Training and Development Specialists $64,280 300 — View profile →
▶Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $72,550 250 — View profile →
▶Business Operations Specialists, All Other $87,890 670 — View profile →
▶Accountants and Auditors $100,890 1,240 — View profile →
▶Financial and Investment Analysts $106,460 230 — View profile →
▶Personal Financial Advisors $98,930 70 — View profile →
▶Loan Officers $72,030 80 — View profile →
▶Tax Preparers $46,210 30 — View profile →
▶Financial Specialists, All Other $72,450 80 — View profile →
▶Computer Systems Analysts $124,540 150 — View profile →
▶Information Security Analysts $129,530 50 — View profile →
▶Computer Network Support Specialists $75,380 30 — View profile →
▶Computer User Support Specialists $62,140 310 — View profile →
▶Network and Computer Systems Administrators $83,920 240 — View profile →
▶Computer Programmers $75,640 60 — View profile →
▶Software Developers $126,190 400 — View profile →
▶Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $94,500 60 — View profile →
▶Computer Occupations, All Other $97,470 220 — View profile →
▶Operations Research Analysts $100,390 70 — View profile →
▶Data Scientists $125,330 100 — View profile →
▶Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $99,990 30 — View profile →
▶Surveyors $61,180 90 — View profile →
▶Civil Engineers $95,480 230 — View profile →
▶Electrical Engineers $127,420 130 — View profile →
▶Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $132,060 30 — View profile →
▶Environmental Engineers $123,060 60 — View profile →
▶Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $137,030 60 — View profile →
▶Industrial Engineers $141,120 320 — View profile →
▶Mechanical Engineers $125,200 250 — View profile →
▶Petroleum Engineers $172,070 940 — View profile →
▶Engineers, All Other $104,840 N/A — View profile →
▶Architectural and Civil Drafters $61,610 110 — View profile →
▶Mechanical Drafters $86,100 40 — View profile →
▶Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians N/A 30 — View profile →
▶Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $74,760 50 — View profile →
▶Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians N/A 110 — View profile →
▶Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $114,140 30 — View profile →
▶Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $63,950 40 — View profile →
▶Calibration Technologists and Technicians $36,690 140 — View profile →
▶Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $59,490 300 — View profile →
▶Surveying and Mapping Technicians $45,860 250 — View profile →
▶Chemists $131,860 70 — View profile →
▶Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $80,450 70 — View profile →
▶Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $219,140 370 — View profile →
▶Chemical Technicians $61,690 160 — View profile →
▶Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $49,710 100 — View profile →
▶Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians $29,790 N/A — View profile →
▶Hydrologic Technicians $102,150 N/A — View profile →
▶Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $91,570 580 — View profile →
▶Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $62,470 50 — View profile →
▶Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $83,300 180 — View profile →
▶Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $50,330 80 — View profile →
▶Counselors, All Other $62,990 40 — View profile →
▶Child, Family, and School Social Workers $51,790 120 — View profile →
▶Healthcare Social Workers $78,900 30 — View profile →
▶Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $51,580 40 — View profile →
▶Social and Human Service Assistants $46,420 150 — View profile →
▶Lawyers $163,090 280 — View profile →
▶Paralegals and Legal Assistants $64,500 100 — View profile →
▶Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $112,420 140 — View profile →
▶Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $35,100 180 — View profile →
▶Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $61,350 380 — View profile →
▶Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $64,300 1,170 — View profile →
▶Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $65,540 680 — View profile →
▶Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $78,250 130 — View profile →
▶Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $59,650 40 — View profile →
▶Special Education Teachers, Middle School $65,130 240 — View profile →
▶Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $77,480 60 — View profile →
▶Self-Enrichment Teachers $34,770 110 — View profile →
▶Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $32,810 560 — View profile →
▶Tutors $39,160 140 — View profile →
▶Teachers and Instructors, All Other $62,720 60 — View profile →
▶Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $66,720 50 — View profile →
▶Library Technicians $39,220 40 — View profile →
▶Instructional Coordinators $74,890 300 — View profile →
▶Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $30,000 600 — View profile →
▶Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $56,220 N/A — View profile →
▶Graphic Designers $57,580 90 — View profile →
▶Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $38,270 90 — View profile →
▶Coaches and Scouts $37,610 110 — View profile →
▶Public Relations Specialists $64,400 130 — View profile →
▶Editors $60,080 40 — View profile →
▶Audio and Video Technicians $48,480 40 — View profile →
▶Pharmacists $161,260 130 — View profile →
▶Physician Assistants $158,200 60 — View profile →
▶Occupational Therapists $105,670 70 — View profile →
▶Physical Therapists $118,450 130 — View profile →
▶Respiratory Therapists $77,370 60 — View profile →
▶Speech-Language Pathologists $81,100 80 — View profile →
▶Registered Nurses $82,120 1,210 — View profile →
▶Nurse Practitioners $146,610 100 — View profile →
▶Physicians, All Other $417,970 160 — View profile →
▶Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $57,980 110 — View profile →
▶Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $95,490 N/A — View profile →
▶Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $80,700 100 — View profile →
▶Emergency Medical Technicians $44,140 50 — View profile →
▶Paramedics $51,850 80 — View profile →
▶Pharmacy Technicians $45,790 160 — View profile →
▶Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $39,400 70 — View profile →
▶Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $38,070 50 — View profile →
▶Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $64,240 280 — View profile →
▶Medical Records Specialists $52,740 80 — View profile →
▶Opticians, Dispensing $38,080 40 — View profile →
▶Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $50,490 40 — View profile →
▶Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $37,660 50 — View profile →
▶Surgical Assistants $47,130 40 — View profile →
▶Home Health and Personal Care Aides $26,850 1,460 — View profile →
▶Nursing Assistants $35,970 580 — View profile →
▶Physical Therapist Assistants $82,620 70 — View profile →
▶Physical Therapist Aides $37,020 50 — View profile →
▶Dental Assistants $45,820 190 — View profile →
▶Medical Assistants $44,010 300 — View profile →
▶Phlebotomists $41,890 40 — View profile →
▶Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $44,730 50 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $122,740 50 — View profile →
▶Detectives and Criminal Investigators $78,920 60 — View profile →
▶Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $80,260 340 — View profile →
▶Security Guards $37,500 240 — View profile →
▶Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $31,640 40 — View profile →
▶Transportation Security Screeners $61,110 50 — View profile →
▶Chefs and Head Cooks $58,100 100 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $36,360 950 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Fast Food $31,240 300 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $36,470 130 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Restaurant $35,670 900 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Short Order $28,390 90 — View profile →
▶Cooks, All Other $40,040 100 — View profile →
▶Food Preparation Workers $33,200 500 — View profile →
▶Bartenders $21,980 430 — View profile →
▶Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,650 3,240 — View profile →
▶Waiters and Waitresses $23,700 1,560 — View profile →
▶Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $34,160 150 — View profile →
▶Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $23,410 400 — View profile →
▶Dishwashers $30,420 240 — View profile →
▶Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $27,600 300 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $39,420 110 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $47,830 60 — View profile →
▶Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,010 1,070 — View profile →
▶Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $29,780 660 — View profile →
▶Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $37,550 390 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $38,800 70 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $44,350 70 — View profile →
▶Animal Caretakers $33,670 110 — View profile →
▶Amusement and Recreation Attendants $27,430 150 — View profile →
▶Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $30,040 90 — View profile →
▶Childcare Workers $30,010 240 — View profile →
▶Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $40,690 150 — View profile →
▶Recreation Workers $30,320 60 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $46,220 760 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $82,630 170 — View profile →
▶Cashiers $30,140 1,750 — View profile →
▶Counter and Rental Clerks $39,240 380 — View profile →
▶Parts Salespersons $37,530 220 — View profile →
▶Retail Salespersons $33,660 2,210 — View profile →
▶Advertising Sales Agents $61,770 40 — View profile →
▶Insurance Sales Agents $48,140 150 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $80,460 1,710 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $76,930 960 — View profile →
▶Real Estate Sales Agents $109,760 340 — View profile →
▶Sales Engineers $138,930 70 — View profile →
▶Sales and Related Workers, All Other $39,110 90 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $72,970 1,100 — View profile →
▶Bill and Account Collectors $51,930 120 — View profile →
▶Billing and Posting Clerks $47,760 180 — View profile →
▶Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $52,210 1,440 — View profile →
▶Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $59,510 100 — View profile →
▶Tellers $38,180 190 — View profile →
▶Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $46,690 130 — View profile →
▶Customer Service Representatives $44,890 1,340 — View profile →
▶Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $45,840 60 — View profile →
▶File Clerks $45,650 110 — View profile →
▶Loan Interviewers and Clerks $49,390 70 — View profile →
▶Order Clerks $39,660 40 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $53,640 40 — View profile →
▶Receptionists and Information Clerks $37,280 590 — View profile →
▶Information and Record Clerks, All Other $36,870 40 — View profile →
▶Public Safety Telecommunicators $61,250 30 — View profile →
▶Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $52,780 350 — View profile →
▶Postal Service Mail Carriers $59,880 140 — View profile →
▶Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators $57,950 60 — View profile →
▶Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $58,450 280 — View profile →
▶Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $45,060 490 — View profile →
▶Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants N/A 320 — View profile →
▶Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $60,070 50 — View profile →
▶Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $44,250 360 — View profile →
▶Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $48,270 1,400 — View profile →
▶Data Entry Keyers $44,190 100 — View profile →
▶Office Clerks, General $46,440 1,760 — View profile →
▶Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $45,000 110 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $79,940 2,700 — View profile →
▶Carpenters $60,830 170 — View profile →
▶Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $47,360 120 — View profile →
▶Construction Laborers $39,500 1,970 — View profile →
▶Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $57,900 1,150 — View profile →
▶Electricians $59,530 980 — View profile →
▶Painters, Construction and Maintenance $45,220 150 — View profile →
▶Pipelayers $45,440 100 — View profile →
▶Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $60,700 510 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Electricians $48,050 160 — View profile →
▶Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other $39,650 90 — View profile →
▶Construction and Building Inspectors $59,630 220 — View profile →
▶Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $43,370 50 — View profile →
▶Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers $58,360 70 — View profile →
▶Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas $56,120 580 — View profile →
▶Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas $78,260 490 — View profile →
▶Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas $49,470 3,460 — View profile →
▶Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $49,070 150 — View profile →
▶Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas $63,730 60 — View profile →
▶Roustabouts, Oil and Gas $47,180 3,940 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Extraction Workers $42,810 150 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $81,880 1,370 — View profile →
▶Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $60,380 110 — View profile →
▶Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $74,000 430 — View profile →
▶Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $73,910 50 — View profile →
▶Automotive Body and Related Repairers $58,750 110 — View profile →
▶Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $49,990 600 — View profile →
▶Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $61,810 580 — View profile →
▶Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $64,200 620 — View profile →
▶Tire Repairers and Changers $35,840 170 — View profile →
▶Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door $58,230 1,030 — View profile →
▶Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $57,800 260 — View profile →
▶Industrial Machinery Mechanics $60,420 2,630 — View profile →
▶Maintenance Workers, Machinery $43,750 180 — View profile →
▶Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $77,390 290 — View profile →
▶Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $81,620 130 — View profile →
▶Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $47,880 1,200 — View profile →
▶Riggers $49,830 190 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $41,040 250 — View profile →
▶Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $47,390 280 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $80,170 430 — View profile →
▶Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $47,270 470 — View profile →
▶Bakers $34,970 70 — View profile →
▶Butchers and Meat Cutters $43,710 50 — View profile →
▶Food Batchmakers $28,330 30 — View profile →
▶Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $45,600 50 — View profile →
▶Machinists $58,800 270 — View profile →
▶Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $61,410 810 — View profile →
▶Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other $39,450 N/A — View profile →
▶Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $30,570 230 — View profile →
▶Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $47,930 220 — View profile →
▶Gas Plant Operators $79,910 90 — View profile →
▶Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $80,540 310 — View profile →
▶Plant and System Operators, All Other $60,100 40 — View profile →
▶Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $47,580 80 — View profile →
▶Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $54,090 160 — View profile →
▶Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $47,590 720 — View profile →
▶Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $28,530 120 — View profile →
▶Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,490 180 — View profile →
▶Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $33,790 50 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Production Workers $38,170 350 — View profile →
▶Production Workers, All Other $46,060 70 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $70,840 720 — View profile →
▶Commercial Pilots $198,480 50 — View profile →
▶Driver/Sales Workers $39,960 360 — View profile →
▶Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $58,200 4,540 — View profile →
▶Light Truck Drivers $47,330 540 — View profile →
▶Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $51,950 70 — View profile →
▶Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $37,440 60 — View profile →
▶Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $30,260 200 — View profile →
▶Crane and Tower Operators $79,220 150 — View profile →
▶Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $46,340 390 — View profile →
▶Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $35,140 490 — View profile →
▶Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $41,910 1,500 — View profile →
▶Packers and Packagers, Hand $34,350 90 — View profile →
▶Stockers and Order Fillers $38,200 1,900 — View profile →
▶Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers $54,800 270 — View profile →
▶Wellhead Pumpers $72,110 1,660 — View profile →
▶Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $56,660 80 — View profile →