Lubbock, TX Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 91.3) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Lubbock, TX moved from $39,560 in May 2024 to $42,130 in May 2025 (+6.5%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Lubbock, TX sits +3.4 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 Lubbock, TX
Waiters and Waitresses publishes $22,560 here versus $35,230 nationally (-36.0%; 3,040metro-area jobs). Next is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $23,310 locally versus $35,800 nationally (-34.9%).
- Waiters and Waitresses$22,560 in Lubbock, TX sits 36.0% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (3,040 published local jobs).
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,310 in Lubbock, TX sits 34.9% below the national Home Health and Personal Care Aides median of $35,800 (3,590 published local jobs).
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$33,220 in Lubbock, TX sits 24.6% below the national First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median of $44,080 (2,020 published local jobs).
- General and Operations Managers$80,870 in Lubbock, TX sits 23.5% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (4,460 published local jobs).
Waiters and Waitresses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Lubbock, TX; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 31180 · Lubbock, TX $53K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-LOW · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-AHEAD · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #423/528
- RPP-LOW 91.3
- OCC-MID 398 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $329K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-AHEAD +3.4 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH San Angelo, TX
- BOOK-FULL 397 rows · May 2025
Read with San Angelo, TX (+$32 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 Lubbock, TX
Where Lubbock, TX already employs the upper wage tier
Medical and Health Services Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Lubbock, TX's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 830 jobs · $106,950
- 2. Financial Managers 540 jobs · $135,090
- 3. Sales Managers 520 jobs · $119,280
- 4. Lawyers 470 jobs · $124,410
- 5. Pharmacists 370 jobs · $145,890
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 370 jobs · $127,100
- 7. Managers, All Other 350 jobs · $117,250
- 8. Software Developers 340 jobs · $115,190
- 9. Computer and Information Systems Managers 280 jobs · $139,250
- 10. Business Teachers, Postsecondary 280 jobs · $106,150
- 11. Physicians, All Other 240 jobs · $328,740
- 12. Marketing Managers 200 jobs · $118,550
- 13. Human Resources Managers 130 jobs · $125,690
- 14. Industrial Production Managers 130 jobs · $107,340
- 15. Chief Executives 120 jobs · $174,120
- 16. Physician Assistants 120 jobs · $137,510
- 17. Petroleum Engineers 100 jobs · $164,480
- 18. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 80 jobs · $112,840
Occupations Tracked
398
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$52,899
employment-weighted, 397 complete rows
Top Salary
$328,740
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
91.3
9% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Lubbock, 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 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $106,950 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $135,090 |
| 3 | Sales Managers | $119,280 |
| 4 | Lawyers | $124,410 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $145,890 |
| 6 | Nurse Practitioners | $127,100 |
| 7 | Managers, All Other | $117,250 |
| 8 | Software Developers | $115,190 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $139,250 |
| 10 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $106,150 |
| 11 | Physicians, All Other | $328,740 |
| 12 | Marketing Managers | $118,550 |
| 13 | Human Resources Managers | $125,690 |
| 14 | Industrial Production Managers | $107,340 |
| 15 | Chief Executives | $174,120 |
| 16 | Physician Assistants | $137,510 |
| 17 | Petroleum Engineers | $164,480 |
| 18 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $112,840 |
| 19 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $150,150 |
| 20 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $126,420 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $109,590 |
| 22 | Optometrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $140,070 |
| 23 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $140,660 |
| 24 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $139,870 |
| 25 | Natural Sciences Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $111,510 |
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 Lubbock, TX
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $20,140 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $20,700 |
| Bartenders | $20,990 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $21,850 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $22,560 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $23,310 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $23,770 |
| Cooks, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $24,650 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $24,670 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $25,250 |
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 ($52,899 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 Lubbock, TX wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Lubbock, TX at $328,740/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $52,899 adjusts to about $57,929 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 91.3. 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.