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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 120 largest places in Texas, Midland has the highest average pay in its county ($97,166), followed by Austin and Pflugerville. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 120 places in Texas that we cover, the median is $65,626 and the average $68,636; the figure runs from $97,166 (Midland) to $42,905 (San Juan). That is a spread of 2.3 times between the two ends.
The first five are Midland, Austin, Pflugerville, Dallas, Irving. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | County average annual pay ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midland | Midland County | $97,166 | 136,640 | $89,585 | $1,434 |
| 2 | Austin | Travis County | $96,267 | 979,539 | $93,658 | $1,729 |
| 3 | Pflugerville | Travis County | $96,267 | 65,971 | $117,799 | $1,932 |
| 4 | Dallas | Dallas County | $89,284 | 1,307,930 | $70,518 | $1,472 |
| 5 | Irving | Dallas County | $89,284 | 256,492 | $81,830 | $1,619 |
| 6 | Garland | Dallas County | $89,284 | 246,844 | $76,320 | $1,641 |
| 7 | Grand Prairie | Dallas County | $89,284 | 201,883 | $81,619 | $1,629 |
| 8 | Mesquite | Dallas County | $89,284 | 149,299 | $72,537 | $1,513 |
| 9 | Richardson | Dallas County | $89,284 | 118,731 | $98,111 | $1,857 |
| 10 | Rowlett | Dallas County | $89,284 | 65,463 | $112,081 | $1,990 |
| 11 | DeSoto | Dallas County | $89,284 | 56,211 | $82,782 | $1,666 |
| 12 | Cedar Hill | Dallas County | $89,284 | 48,879 | $101,909 | $1,993 |
| 13 | Coppell | Dallas County | $89,284 | 42,154 | $146,235 | $2,022 |
| 14 | Lancaster | Dallas County | $89,284 | 40,820 | $68,302 | $1,704 |
| 15 | Duncanville | Dallas County | $89,284 | 39,683 | $76,457 | $1,630 |
| 16 | Farmers Branch | Dallas County | $89,284 | 36,645 | $91,186 | $1,864 |
| 17 | Sachse | Dallas County | $89,284 | 30,491 | $131,808 | $1,798 |
| 18 | Houston | Harris County | $88,554 | 2,328,253 | $64,813 | $1,361 |
| 19 | Pasadena | Harris County | $88,554 | 149,433 | $64,927 | $1,213 |
| 20 | Atascocita (unincorporated) | Harris County | $88,554 | 99,354 | $118,226 | $1,849 |
| 21 | Baytown | Harris County | $88,554 | 85,205 | $59,910 | $1,307 |
| 22 | Spring (unincorporated) | Harris County | $88,554 | 68,580 | $88,997 | $1,711 |
| 23 | Channelview (unincorporated) | Harris County | $88,554 | 43,605 | $64,422 | $1,279 |
| 24 | La Porte | Harris County | $88,554 | 36,730 | $80,753 | $1,378 |
| 25 | Deer Park | Harris County | $88,554 | 33,967 | $100,382 | $1,318 |
| 26 | Plano | Collin County | $88,091 | 290,594 | $112,253 | $1,841 |
| 27 | Frisco | Collin County | $88,091 | 219,304 | $150,212 | $2,014 |
| 28 | McKinney | Collin County | $88,091 | 210,600 | $124,215 | $1,901 |
| 29 | Allen | Collin County | $88,091 | 110,265 | $130,901 | $1,932 |
| 30 | Wylie | Collin County | $88,091 | 60,334 | $119,522 | $2,189 |
| 31 | Prosper | Collin County | $88,091 | 37,869 | $195,281 | $2,176 |
| 32 | Celina | Collin County | $88,091 | 34,268 | $170,894 | $2,379 |
| 33 | Round Rock | Williamson County | $80,330 | 127,786 | $99,287 | $1,763 |
| 34 | Georgetown | Williamson County | $80,330 | 85,999 | $95,062 | $1,795 |
| 35 | Cedar Park | Williamson County | $80,330 | 78,301 | $129,545 | $1,846 |
| 36 | Leander | Williamson County | $80,330 | 74,067 | $139,048 | $1,939 |
| 37 | Hutto | Williamson County | $80,330 | 35,483 | $118,834 | $2,255 |
| 38 | Odessa | Ector County | $75,029 | 115,322 | $73,472 | $1,315 |
| 39 | West Odessa (unincorporated) | Ector County | $75,029 | 32,594 | $65,234 | $891 |
| 40 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County | $72,674 | 963,194 | $79,507 | $1,509 |
| 41 | Arlington | Tarrant County | $72,674 | 397,742 | $75,171 | $1,470 |
| 42 | Mansfield | Tarrant County | $72,674 | 77,510 | $121,126 | $1,954 |
| 43 | North Richland Hills | Tarrant County | $72,674 | 70,780 | $97,305 | $1,704 |
| 44 | Euless | Tarrant County | $72,674 | 60,421 | $82,167 | $1,690 |
| 45 | Grapevine | Tarrant County | $72,674 | 51,139 | $111,376 | $1,863 |
| 46 | Bedford | Tarrant County | $72,674 | 49,085 | $83,971 | $1,502 |
| 47 | Keller | Tarrant County | $72,674 | 45,976 | $174,950 | $2,144 |
| 48 | Haltom City | Tarrant County | $72,674 | 45,767 | $59,057 | $1,415 |
| 49 | Hurst | Tarrant County | $72,674 | 39,861 | $72,210 | $1,358 |
| 50 | Southlake | Tarrant County | $72,674 | 31,137 | $250,001 | $3,501 |
| 51 | The Woodlands (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | $70,262 | 121,002 | $140,701 | $1,822 |
| 52 | Conroe | Montgomery County | $70,262 | 102,360 | $76,206 | $1,393 |
| 53 | Beaumont | Jefferson County | $69,970 | 113,279 | $56,997 | $1,121 |
| 54 | Pearland | Brazoria County | $68,223 | 127,514 | $118,842 | $1,860 |
| 55 | San Antonio | Bexar County | $65,875 | 1,479,835 | $65,056 | $1,324 |
| 56 | Timberwood Park (unincorporated) | Bexar County | $65,875 | 35,413 | $157,100 | $1,998 |
| 57 | Denton | Denton County | $65,626 | 152,866 | $76,019 | $1,420 |
| 58 | Carrollton | Denton County | $65,626 | 133,740 | $101,396 | $1,735 |
| 59 | Lewisville | Denton County | $65,626 | 131,080 | $89,233 | $1,670 |
| 60 | Flower Mound | Denton County | $65,626 | 78,389 | $161,235 | $2,231 |
| 61 | Little Elm | Denton County | $65,626 | 54,820 | $119,219 | $1,953 |
| 62 | The Colony | Denton County | $65,626 | 45,454 | $114,511 | $1,958 |
| 63 | Port Arthur | Orange County | $64,481 | 55,828 | $46,354 | $1,021 |
| 64 | League City | Galveston County | $62,650 | 116,215 | $121,099 | $1,684 |
| 65 | Texas City | Galveston County | $62,650 | 55,364 | $68,776 | $1,307 |
| 66 | Galveston | Galveston County | $62,650 | 53,424 | $55,631 | $1,298 |
| 67 | Friendswood | Galveston County | $62,650 | 41,030 | $126,508 | $1,688 |
| 68 | Sugar Land | Fort Bend County | $62,566 | 110,016 | $136,217 | $1,957 |
| 69 | Missouri City | Fort Bend County | $62,566 | 76,558 | $94,390 | $1,931 |
| 70 | Rosenberg | Fort Bend County | $62,566 | 40,646 | $65,668 | $1,379 |
| 71 | Mission Bend (unincorporated) | Fort Bend County | $62,566 | 36,586 | $67,282 | $1,747 |
| 72 | Fulshear | Fort Bend County | $62,566 | 34,868 | $187,035 | $1,952 |
| 73 | Killeen | Bell County | $62,107 | 158,159 | $60,977 | $1,208 |
| 74 | Temple | Bell County | $62,107 | 89,602 | $68,204 | $1,231 |
| 75 | Harker Heights | Bell County | $62,107 | 34,128 | $81,190 | $1,146 |
| 76 | Greenville | Hunt County | $61,586 | 31,222 | $62,781 | $1,311 |
| 77 | Corpus Christi | Nueces County | $60,476 | 317,419 | $67,394 | $1,292 |
| 78 | Waco | McLennan County | $60,387 | 143,570 | $54,365 | $1,165 |
| 79 | Amarillo | Potter County | $59,781 | 201,885 | $65,912 | $1,092 |
| 80 | Schertz | Guadalupe County | $59,236 | 44,050 | $99,948 | $1,659 |
| 81 | Cibolo | Guadalupe County | $59,236 | 35,109 | $122,365 | $2,112 |
| 82 | Seguin | Guadalupe County | $59,236 | 33,754 | $64,861 | $1,187 |
| 83 | Longview | Gregg County | $58,579 | 82,923 | $63,340 | $1,101 |
| 84 | Sherman | Grayson County | $58,282 | 46,397 | $58,859 | $1,324 |
| 85 | New Braunfels | Comal County | $58,057 | 104,643 | $86,021 | $1,654 |
| 86 | Canyon Lake (unincorporated) | Comal County | $58,057 | 33,883 | $97,301 | $1,327 |
| 87 | Waxahachie | Ellis County | $57,911 | 45,347 | $85,723 | $1,618 |
| 88 | Midlothian | Ellis County | $57,911 | 39,356 | $126,641 | $2,013 |
| 89 | Burleson | Johnson County | $57,550 | 52,918 | $93,928 | $1,685 |
| 90 | Cleburne | Johnson County | $57,550 | 34,344 | $70,656 | $1,322 |
| 91 | Tyler | Smith County | $57,439 | 109,215 | $67,486 | $1,252 |
| 92 | Rockwall | Rockwall County | $56,941 | 51,168 | $115,580 | $1,947 |
| 93 | Weatherford | Parker County | $56,835 | 35,788 | $81,516 | $1,527 |
| 94 | San Angelo | Tom Green County | $56,023 | 99,674 | $65,864 | $1,153 |
| 95 | Forney | Kaufman County | $55,964 | 31,532 | $104,112 | $1,828 |
| 96 | Abilene | Taylor County | $55,914 | 128,053 | $62,648 | $1,157 |
| 97 | Victoria | Victoria County | $55,837 | 65,625 | $67,226 | $1,172 |
| 98 | San Marcos | Hays County | $54,838 | 70,897 | $51,281 | $1,322 |
| 99 | Kyle | Hays County | $54,838 | 56,823 | $90,323 | $1,752 |
| 100 | Lubbock | Lubbock County | $54,452 | 264,814 | $60,895 | $1,182 |
| 101 | College Station | Brazos County | $54,374 | 124,570 | $50,900 | $1,194 |
| 102 | Bryan | Brazos County | $54,374 | 87,939 | $59,289 | $1,195 |
| 103 | Copperas Cove | Coryell County | $53,333 | 37,947 | $71,225 | $1,043 |
| 104 | Texarkana | Bowie County | $53,061 | 35,992 | $50,573 | $1,010 |
| 105 | Huntsville | Walker County | $52,613 | 47,864 | $47,529 | $1,035 |
| 106 | Wichita Falls | Wichita County | $52,232 | 102,581 | $60,177 | $1,022 |
| 107 | Lufkin | Angelina County | $50,234 | 34,251 | $57,048 | $1,079 |
| 108 | El Paso | El Paso County | $50,230 | 680,130 | $59,745 | $1,073 |
| 109 | Socorro | El Paso County | $50,230 | 37,123 | $54,744 | $1,032 |
| 110 | Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches County | $47,730 | 32,197 | $39,281 | $964 |
| 111 | Del Rio | Val Verde County | $47,625 | 34,668 | $66,158 | $895 |
| 112 | Laredo | Webb County | $46,378 | 257,619 | $63,915 | $1,030 |
| 113 | Brownsville | Cameron County | $44,590 | 189,177 | $52,130 | $923 |
| 114 | Harlingen | Cameron County | $44,590 | 72,087 | $53,645 | $928 |
| 115 | McAllen | Hidalgo County | $42,905 | 145,385 | $61,579 | $1,049 |
| 116 | Edinburg | Hidalgo County | $42,905 | 104,550 | $59,466 | $996 |
| 117 | Mission | Hidalgo County | $42,905 | 87,038 | $60,767 | $950 |
| 118 | Pharr | Hidalgo County | $42,905 | 80,333 | $52,814 | $1,037 |
| 119 | Weslaco | Hidalgo County | $42,905 | 42,229 | $59,551 | $967 |
| 120 | San Juan | Hidalgo County | $42,905 | 36,149 | $56,562 | $961 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. County figures describe the whole county where the city lies.
Midland, with $97,166 (among the 120 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 120 largest places in Texas by population.