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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
Occupation | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Construction Managers | 28,200 | $72,480 | 88% | |
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 18,890 | $144,330 | 116% | |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | 18,140 | $122,400 | 101% | |
Industrial Production Managers | 11,360 | $95,290 | 107% | |
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 9,170 | $84,260 | 103% | |
Natural Sciences Managers | 1,610 | $109,580 | 95% | |
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City-Level Statistics
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Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 8,210 | $167,240 | 134% | |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 5,130 | $133,860 | 107% | |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 700 | $119,480 | 96% | |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 300 | $136,730 | 109% | |
College Station-Bryan, TX | 240 | $62,420 | 50% | |
Corpus Christi, TX | 140 | $107,610 | 86% | |
El Paso, TX | 100 | $101,850 | 82% | |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 70 | $112,800 | 90% | |
Amarillo, TX | 60 | $132,310 | 106% | |
Tyler, TX | 50 | $133,700 | 107% | |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 50 | $114,560 | 92% | |
Odessa, TX | 50 | $123,010 | 99% | |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 50 | $102,380 | 82% | |
Longview, TX | 30 | $136,410 | 109% | |
Victoria, TX | 0 | $132,950 | 106% | |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 0 | $130,350 | 104% | |
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Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7,530 | $124,920 | 103% | |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 4,970 | $132,450 | 110% | |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 2,240 | $125,780 | 104% | |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1,220 | $109,300 | 90% | |
El Paso, TX | 200 | $97,460 | 81% | |
College Station-Bryan, TX | 170 | $79,410 | 66% | |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 110 | $89,060 | 74% | |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 110 | $103,460 | 86% | |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 100 | $94,570 | 78% | |
Lubbock, TX | 90 | $97,870 | 81% | |
Waco, TX | 80 | $97,200 | 80% | |
Longview, TX | 70 | $93,220 | 77% | |
Tyler, TX | 70 | $99,840 | 83% | |
Amarillo, TX | 70 | $96,490 | 80% | |
Corpus Christi, TX | 60 | $99,200 | 82% | |
Laredo, TX | 50 | $91,090 | 75% | |
Midland, TX | 50 | $120,120 | 99% | |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 40 | $88,450 | 73% | |
San Angelo, TX | 40 | $83,800 | 69% | |
Abilene, TX | 30 | $103,670 | 86% | |
Odessa, TX | 30 | $100,050 | 83% | |
Sherman-Denison, TX | 30 | $112,270 | 93% | |
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Statistics for Construction Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 8,710 | $73,860 | 89% | |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 8,350 | $72,660 | 88% | |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 2,380 | $70,750 | 85% | |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 2,200 | $73,920 | 89% | |
El Paso, TX | 640 | $72,920 | 88% | |
Corpus Christi, TX | 570 | $66,150 | 80% | |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 530 | $68,830 | 83% | |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 280 | $69,660 | 84% | |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 270 | $78,060 | 94% | |
Victoria, TX | 210 | $59,740 | 72% | |
College Station-Bryan, TX | 190 | $69,160 | 84% | |
Lubbock, TX | 180 | $58,960 | 71% | |
Odessa, TX | 170 | $85,380 | 103% | |
Amarillo, TX | 160 | $79,370 | 96% | |
Midland, TX | 160 | $67,730 | 82% | |
Longview, TX | 160 | $71,610 | 86% | |
Waco, TX | 150 | $66,470 | 80% | |
Tyler, TX | 140 | $73,960 | 89% | |
Abilene, TX | 120 | $102,230 | 123% | |
Wichita Falls, TX | 100 | $63,420 | 77% | |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 100 | $64,730 | 78% | |
Sherman-Denison, TX | 100 | $54,610 | 66% | |
Laredo, TX | 90 | $62,170 | 75% | |
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 80 | $58,150 | 70% | |
San Angelo, TX | 60 | $67,310 | 81% | |
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Statistics for Industrial Production Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 3,930 | $109,620 | 123% | |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 3,090 | $93,410 | 105% | |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 630 | $90,960 | 102% | |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 610 | $94,260 | 106% | |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 230 | $96,510 | 108% | |
El Paso, TX | 200 | $74,100 | 83% | |
Waco, TX | 150 | $75,040 | 84% | |
Midland, TX | 150 | $109,960 | 123% | |
Corpus Christi, TX | 140 | $88,230 | 99% | |
Longview, TX | 140 | $82,300 | 92% | |
Victoria, TX | 120 | $75,740 | 85% | |
Tyler, TX | 100 | $82,090 | 92% | |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 90 | $77,470 | 87% | |
Odessa, TX | 80 | $117,570 | 132% | |
Amarillo, TX | 80 | $115,430 | 129% | |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 60 | $85,250 | 96% | |
College Station-Bryan, TX | 60 | $101,130 | 113% | |
Wichita Falls, TX | 50 | $90,040 | 101% | |
Lubbock, TX | 50 | $77,260 | 87% | |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 40 | $74,170 | 83% | |
Sherman-Denison, TX | 40 | $90,830 | 102% | |
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Statistics for Natural Sciences Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 600 | $134,970 | 117% | |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 420 | $106,680 | 92% | |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 150 | $112,050 | 97% | |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 100 | $90,000 | 78% | |
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Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2,800 | $87,180 | 107% | |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 2,750 | $94,440 | 115% | |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 530 | $85,900 | 105% | |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 440 | $88,430 | 108% | |
El Paso, TX | 180 | $72,280 | 88% | |
Laredo, TX | 150 | $75,040 | 92% | |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 140 | $47,190 | 58% | |
Corpus Christi, TX | 130 | $74,790 | 91% | |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 90 | $73,770 | 90% | |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 80 | $73,370 | 90% | |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 60 | $72,800 | 89% | |
Lubbock, TX | 60 | $67,530 | 83% | |
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR | 60 | $87,300 | 107% | |
Waco, TX | 60 | $72,190 | 88% | |
Amarillo, TX | 50 | $71,950 | 88% | |
Midland, TX | 50 | $63,800 | 78% | |
Tyler, TX | 50 | $73,830 | 90% | |
College Station-Bryan, TX | 40 | $63,430 | 78% | |
Odessa, TX | 40 | $84,970 | 104% | |
Victoria, TX | 40 | $68,170 | 83% | |
Longview, TX | 40 | $81,450 | 100% | |
Abilene, TX | 40 | $70,170 | 86% | |
San Angelo, TX | 30 | $77,210 | 94% | |
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Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012