Amarillo, TX Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 91.8) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Amarillo, TX moved from $42,060 in May 2024 to $44,580 in May 2025 (+6.0%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Amarillo, TX sits +2.9 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
Waiters and Waitresses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Amarillo, TX
Waiters and Waitresses publishes $22,710 here versus $35,230 nationally (-35.5%; 2,040metro-area jobs). Next is General and Operations Managers at $85,770 locally versus $105,770 nationally (-18.9%).
- Waiters and Waitresses$22,710 in Amarillo, TX sits 35.5% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (2,040 published local jobs).
- General and Operations Managers$85,770 in Amarillo, TX sits 18.9% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,610 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$29,310 in Amarillo, TX sits 17.2% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (3,150 published local jobs).
- Office Clerks, General$37,680 in Amarillo, TX sits 16.3% below the national Office Clerks, General median of $45,010 (2,490 published local jobs).
Waiters and Waitresses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Amarillo, TX; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 11100 · Amarillo, TX $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-LOW · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-AHEAD · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #325/528
- RPP-LOW 91.8
- OCC-MID 337 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $364K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-AHEAD +2.9 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH West Montana non…
- BOOK-FULL 334 rows · May 2025
Read with West Montana nonmetropolitan area (+$27 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Amarillo, TX
Where Amarillo, TX already employs the upper wage tier
Financial Managers and Sales Managers lead published employment inside Amarillo, TX's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 550 jobs · $143,350
- 2. Sales Managers 420 jobs · $113,350
- 3. Physicians, All Other 410 jobs · $364,420
- 4. Lawyers 410 jobs · $130,580
- 5. Software Developers 320 jobs · $116,530
- 6. Computer and Information Systems Managers 290 jobs · $149,990
- 7. Managers, All Other 290 jobs · $113,990
- 8. Pharmacists 240 jobs · $143,520
- 9. Physician Assistants 240 jobs · $132,990
- 10. Nurse Practitioners 240 jobs · $119,150
- 11. Marketing Managers 200 jobs · $119,140
- 12. Industrial Production Managers 190 jobs · $126,530
- 13. Physical Therapists 190 jobs · $109,800
- 14. Business Teachers, Postsecondary 140 jobs · $129,210
- 15. Human Resources Managers 120 jobs · $125,860
- 16. Dentists, General 100 jobs · $154,960
- 17. Engineers, All Other 90 jobs · $134,380
- 18. Chief Executives 80 jobs · $208,170
Occupations Tracked
337
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$56,063
employment-weighted, 334 complete rows
Top Salary
$364,420
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
91.8
8% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Amarillo, TX, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial Managers | $143,350 |
| 2 | Sales Managers | $113,350 |
| 3 | Physicians, All Other | $364,420 |
| 4 | Lawyers | $130,580 |
| 5 | Software Developers | $116,530 |
| 6 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $149,990 |
| 7 | Managers, All Other | $113,990 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $143,520 |
| 9 | Physician Assistants | $132,990 |
| 10 | Nurse Practitioners | $119,150 |
| 11 | Marketing Managers | $119,140 |
| 12 | Industrial Production Managers | $126,530 |
| 13 | Physical Therapists | $109,800 |
| 14 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $129,210 |
| 15 | Human Resources Managers | $125,860 |
| 16 | Dentists, General | $154,960 |
| 17 | Engineers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $134,380 |
| 18 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $208,170 |
| 19 | Purchasing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $120,800 |
| 20 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $162,220 |
| 21 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $124,020 |
| 22 | Information Security Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $123,550 |
| 23 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $127,010 |
| 24 | Optometrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $129,490 |
| 25 | Family Medicine Physicians | $232,290 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Amarillo, TX
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Crossing Guards and Flaggers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $20,920 |
| Bartenders | $21,050 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $21,380 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $22,120 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $22,710 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $22,870 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $24,400 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $24,620 |
| Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $25,180 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $25,280 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in TX
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside TX. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($56,063 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Amarillo, TX wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Amarillo, TX at $364,420/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $56,063 adjusts to about $61,058 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 91.8. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for TX before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.