Project Management Jobs in Texas

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Texas Ranks:
2
in the US for Architectural and Engineering Managers median annual salary
11
in the US for Industrial Production Managers median annual salary
11
in the US for Computer and Information Systems Managers median annual salary
15
in the US for Natural Sciences Managers median annual salary
15
in the US for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers median annual salary
42
in the US for Construction Managers median annual salary

The Lone Star State offers some Texas-sized salaries to project management professionals in select fields. Houston leads the pack, with salaries for PMPs higher than any other major city in Texas, in every area of specialty. Architectural and engineering managers in the state’s largest city bring in over $167,000 on average, or 134% of the national median. The city’s job market hires over 8,000 people in this field. Houston also sports salaries for industrial production managers of more than $109,000 on average, and its natural sciences managers make nearly $135,000. Construction managers lag on the pay scale, earning an average salary as low as $54,000 in the Sherman-Denison area.

State-Level Statistics

OccupationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Construction Managers28,200$72,48088%
Architectural and Engineering Managers18,890$144,330116%
Computer and Information Systems Managers18,140$122,400101%
Industrial Production Managers11,360$95,290107%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers9,170$84,260103%
Natural Sciences Managers1,610$109,58095%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

City-Level Statistics

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Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX8,210$167,240134%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5,130$133,860107%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX700$119,48096%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX300$136,730109%
College Station-Bryan, TX240$62,42050%
Corpus Christi, TX140$107,61086%
El Paso, TX100$101,85082%
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX70$112,80090%
Amarillo, TX60$132,310106%
Tyler, TX50$133,700107%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX50$114,56092%
Odessa, TX50$123,01099%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX50$102,38082%
Longview, TX30$136,410109%
Victoria, TX0$132,950106%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX0$130,350104%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX7,530$124,920103%
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX4,970$132,450110%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2,240$125,780104%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX1,220$109,30090%
El Paso, TX200$97,46081%
College Station-Bryan, TX170$79,41066%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX110$89,06074%
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX110$103,46086%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX100$94,57078%
Lubbock, TX90$97,87081%
Waco, TX80$97,20080%
Longview, TX70$93,22077%
Tyler, TX70$99,84083%
Amarillo, TX70$96,49080%
Corpus Christi, TX60$99,20082%
Laredo, TX50$91,09075%
Midland, TX50$120,12099%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX40$88,45073%
San Angelo, TX40$83,80069%
Abilene, TX30$103,67086%
Odessa, TX30$100,05083%
Sherman-Denison, TX30$112,27093%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Construction Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX8,710$73,86089%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX8,350$72,66088%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX2,380$70,75085%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2,200$73,92089%
El Paso, TX640$72,92088%
Corpus Christi, TX570$66,15080%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX530$68,83083%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX280$69,66084%
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX270$78,06094%
Victoria, TX210$59,74072%
College Station-Bryan, TX190$69,16084%
Lubbock, TX180$58,96071%
Odessa, TX170$85,380103%
Amarillo, TX160$79,37096%
Midland, TX160$67,73082%
Longview, TX160$71,61086%
Waco, TX150$66,47080%
Tyler, TX140$73,96089%
Abilene, TX120$102,230123%
Wichita Falls, TX100$63,42077%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX100$64,73078%
Sherman-Denison, TX100$54,61066%
Laredo, TX90$62,17075%
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR80$58,15070%
San Angelo, TX60$67,31081%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Industrial Production Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX3,930$109,620123%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,090$93,410105%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX630$90,960102%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX610$94,260106%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX230$96,510108%
El Paso, TX200$74,10083%
Waco, TX150$75,04084%
Midland, TX150$109,960123%
Corpus Christi, TX140$88,23099%
Longview, TX140$82,30092%
Victoria, TX120$75,74085%
Tyler, TX100$82,09092%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX90$77,47087%
Odessa, TX80$117,570132%
Amarillo, TX80$115,430129%
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX60$85,25096%
College Station-Bryan, TX60$101,130113%
Wichita Falls, TX50$90,040101%
Lubbock, TX50$77,26087%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX40$74,17083%
Sherman-Denison, TX40$90,830102%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Natural Sciences Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX600$134,970117%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX420$106,68092%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX150$112,05097%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX100$90,00078%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX2,800$87,180107%
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX2,750$94,440115%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX530$85,900105%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX440$88,430108%
El Paso, TX180$72,28088%
Laredo, TX150$75,04092%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX140$47,19058%
Corpus Christi, TX130$74,79091%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX90$73,77090%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX80$73,37090%
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX60$72,80089%
Lubbock, TX60$67,53083%
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR60$87,300107%
Waco, TX60$72,19088%
Amarillo, TX50$71,95088%
Midland, TX50$63,80078%
Tyler, TX50$73,83090%
College Station-Bryan, TX40$63,43078%
Odessa, TX40$84,970104%
Victoria, TX40$68,17083%
Longview, TX40$81,450100%
Abilene, TX40$70,17086%
San Angelo, TX30$77,21094%
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Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012