What is the average salary in San Antonio, TX?

$60,880a year

Average yearly pay across 625 jobs with official data in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $29.27
Jobs with data: 625
Workers counted: 1,113,320

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Radiologist	$398,700
Cardiologist	$382,000
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon	$347,800
Dermatologist	$336,000
Anesthesiologist	$335,300
Emergency Medicine Physician	$316,800
Physician	$296,900
Physician	$283,400
Nurse Anesthetist	$279,400
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$272,000

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Fast Food and Counter Worker	$27,810
Customer Service Representative	$42,720
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$25,960
General and Operations Manager	$99,790
Retail Salesperson	$30,960
Stocker and Order Filler	$37,360
Registered Nurse	$94,370
Cashier	$29,800
Waiter and Waitress	$28,110
Office Clerk	$38,860

Management

Administrative Services Manager$101,600
Advertising and Promotions Manager$105,000
Architectural and Engineering Manager$168,700
Chief Executive$256,600
Compensation and Benefits Manager$122,600
Computer and Information Systems Manager$163,500
Construction Manager$98,450
Education Administrator$85,070
Education Administrator$105,900
Education Administrator$106,900
Education and Childcare Administrator$53,400
Emergency Management Director$89,200
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$68,540
Facilities Manager$101,500
Financial Manager$144,700
Food Service Manager$58,410
Fundraising Manager$97,800
Funeral Home Manager$74,400
General and Operations Manager$99,790
Human Resources Manager$130,400
Industrial Production Manager$126,100
Lodging Manager$64,210
Manager$130,900
Marketing Manager$131,800
Medical and Health Services Manager$119,900
Natural Sciences Manager$117,600
Personal Service Manager$59,490
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$103,000
Property$57,010
Public Relations Manager$119,600
Purchasing Manager$131,700
Sales Manager$124,800
Social and Community Service Manager$76,920
Training and Development Manager$115,100
Transportation$95,500

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$78,650
Budget Analyst$92,000
Business Operations Specialist$82,130
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$79,550
Claims Adjuster$81,830
Compensation$69,470
Compliance Officer$67,050
Cost Estimator$74,830
Credit Analyst$66,010
Credit Counselor$48,890
Financial and Investment Analyst$82,120
Financial Examiner$73,080
Financial Risk Specialist$104,000
Financial Specialist$75,000
Fundraiser$57,470
Human Resources Specialist$72,930
Insurance Underwriter$75,750
Labor Relations Specialist$81,340
Loan Officer$66,810
Logistician$80,490
Management Analyst$95,760
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$65,950
Meeting$52,240
Personal Financial Advisor$101,400
Project Management Specialist$92,130
Property Appraiser and Assessor$72,270
Training and Development Specialist$55,800

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$102,600
Computer and Information Research Scientist$94,220
Computer Network Architect$128,300
Computer Network Support Specialist$67,490
Computer Occupation$110,400
Computer Systems Analyst$100,800
Computer User Support Specialist$57,400
Data Scientist$103,300
Database Administrator$107,400
Database Architect$135,800
Information Security Analyst$122,600
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$96,770
Operations Research Analyst$72,890
Software Developer$128,400
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$95,990
Statistician$95,320
Web and Digital Interface Designer$101,000
Web Developer$77,730

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$128,400
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician$81,820
Architect$84,130
Architectural and Civil Drafter$58,750
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$95,230
Calibration Technologist and Technician$60,230
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$71,950
Civil Engineer$88,290
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$63,560
Computer Hardware Engineer$126,500
Drafter$60,950
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$68,270
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$78,530
Electrical Engineer$103,500
Electronics Engineer$131,200
Engineer$117,600
Engineering Technologist and Technician$71,150
Environmental Engineer$123,700
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$55,200
Health and Safety Engineer$122,100
Industrial Engineer$99,110
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$55,310
Landscape Architect$78,880
Materials Engineer$82,800
Mechanical Drafter$78,110
Mechanical Engineer$104,600
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$68,540
Petroleum Engineer$120,500
Surveying and Mapping Technician$48,430
Surveyor$59,140

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$62,330
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$87,110
Biochemist and Biophysicist$111,300
Biological Scientist$93,740
Biological Technician$49,430
Chemical Technician$49,810
Chemist$91,040
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$81,340
Conservation Scientist$66,120
Economist$107,500
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$51,000
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$92,350
Epidemiologist$72,800
Food Scientist and Technologist$98,220
Forensic Science Technician$59,950
Forest and Conservation Technician$48,380
Geological Technician$49,280
Geoscientist$88,990
Historian$101,900
Life$49,630
Medical Scientist$77,720
Microbiologist$80,870
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$77,690
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$56,370
Physical Scientist$120,500
Physicist$194,300
Psychologist$117,600
School Psychologist$80,920
Social Science Research Assistant$67,780
Social Scientist and Related Worker$110,500
Urban and Regional Planner$80,620

Community and social service

Child$56,670
Clergy$62,760
Community and Social Service Specialist$49,920
Community Health Worker$51,470
Counselor$59,430
Director$84,650
Educational$59,090
Health Education Specialist$59,580
Healthcare Social Worker$67,860
Marriage and Family Therapist$64,190
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$45,930
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$58,490
Rehabilitation Counselor$54,090
Social and Human Service Assistant$45,970
Social Worker$102,500
Substance Abuse$59,180

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$49,010
Archivist$48,670
Area$71,930
Art$77,970
Biological Science Teacher$76,870
Business Teacher$78,360
Career/Technical Education Teacher$62,810
Career/Technical Education Teacher$62,310
Career/Technical Education Teacher$62,390
Chemistry Teacher$77,400
Communications Teacher$61,530
Computer Science Teacher$76,950
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$69,640
Curator$60,470
Economics Teacher$102,600
Education Teacher$60,550
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$51,690
Elementary School Teacher$61,720
Engineering Teacher$105,700
English Language and Literature Teacher$61,940
Farm and Home Management Educator$44,380
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$73,480
Health Specialties Teacher$125,800
History Teacher$73,980
Instructional Coordinator$76,420
Kindergarten Teacher$62,600
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$66,870
Library Technician$40,240
Mathematical Science Teacher$63,980
Middle School Teacher$62,050
Museum Technician and Conservator$37,210
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$75,490
Physics Teacher$95,060
Political Science Teacher$71,260
Postsecondary Teacher$52,640
Preschool Teacher$34,210
Psychology Teacher$77,380
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$62,360
Secondary School Teacher$61,840
Self-Enrichment Teacher$33,830
Social Sciences Teacher$65,230
Sociology Teacher$67,770
Special Education Teacher$59,340
Special Education Teacher$62,230
Special Education Teacher$60,430
Special Education Teacher$61,890
Special Education Teacher$64,070
Substitute Teacher$29,510
Teacher and Instructor$76,460
Teaching Assistant$37,030
Teaching Assistant$29,100
Tutor$37,640

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$44,300
Art Director$81,730
Artist and Related Worker$68,690
Audio and Video Technician$49,130
Broadcast Technician$46,480
Camera Operator$64,490
Coach and Scout$35,890
Commercial and Industrial Designer$81,620
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$123,900
Craft Artist$41,220
Disc Jockey$44,870
Editor$60,230
Film and Video Editor$58,050
Floral Designer$34,090
Graphic Designer$59,710
Interior Designer$61,510
Interpreter and Translator$51,820
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$89,920
Media and Communication Worker$49,060
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$35,990
News Analyst$47,650
Photographer$37,780
Producer and Director$64,550
Public Relations Specialist$64,690
Sound Engineering Technician$61,740
Technical Writer$82,520
Umpire$42,640
Writer and Author$74,030

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Anesthesiologist$335,300
Athletic Trainer$65,800
Audiologist$99,420
Cardiologist$382,000
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$50,000
Chiropractor$81,010
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$61,010
Dental Hygienist$98,480
Dentist$162,100
Dentist$213,700
Dermatologist$336,000
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$84,340
Dietetic Technician$31,910
Dietitian and Nutritionist$65,790
Emergency Medical Technician$37,160
Emergency Medicine Physician$316,800
Exercise Physiologist$53,480
Family Medicine Physician$233,800
General Internal Medicine Physician$228,200
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$77,930
Health Technologist and Technician$46,350
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$114,100
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$54,080
Hearing Aid Specialist$63,300
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$62,280
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$94,350
Medical Records Specialist$46,110
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$97,370
Nurse Anesthetist$279,400
Nurse Practitioner$131,800
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$272,000
Occupational Therapist$107,700
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$38,240
Ophthalmologist$255,500
Optician$38,090
Optometrist$111,800
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon$347,800
Orthotist and Prosthetist$65,290
Paramedic$54,700
Pediatrician$212,600
Pharmacist$150,500
Pharmacy Technician$47,050
Physical Therapist$106,000
Physician$283,400
Physician$296,900
Physician Assistant$140,200
Podiatrist$202,900
Psychiatric Technician$38,360
Psychiatrist$188,100
Radiation Therapist$108,600
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$78,070
Radiologist$398,700
Recreational Therapist$60,750
Registered Nurse$94,370
Respiratory Therapist$77,900
Speech-Language Pathologist$92,700
Surgeon$251,200
Surgical Assistant$79,110
Surgical Technologist$46,820
Therapist$80,410
Veterinarian$128,600
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$39,560

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$45,920
Healthcare Support Worker$49,620
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$25,960
Massage Therapist$56,870
Medical Assistant$39,180
Medical Equipment Preparer$45,090
Medical Transcriptionist$27,400
Nursing Assistant$36,800
Occupational Therapy Assistant$79,240
Orderly$36,210
Pharmacy Aide$40,810
Phlebotomist$38,810
Physical Therapist Aide$28,410
Physical Therapist Assistant$76,830
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$36,010

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$45,310
Bailiff$57,260
Correctional Officer and Jailer$51,310
Crossing Guard and Flagger$38,160
Detective and Criminal Investigator$83,830
Fire Inspector and Investigator$68,650
Firefighter$63,360
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$70,250
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$79,450
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$105,100
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$73,300
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$44,540
Lifeguard$28,870
Parking Enforcement Worker$39,310
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$73,860
Private Detective and Investigator$56,760
Protective Service Worker$32,470
School Bus Monitor$28,840
Security Guard$35,270
Transportation Security Screener$64,060

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$21,980
Chef and Head Cook$48,900
Cook$30,110
Cook$35,250
Cook$34,860
Cook$33,260
Cook$33,000
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$23,510
Dishwasher$29,850
Fast Food and Counter Worker$27,810
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$36,850
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$30,280
Food Preparation Worker$34,390
Food Server$28,740
Host and Hostess$27,640
Waiter and Waitress$28,110

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$38,650
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$39,260
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$45,520
Grounds Maintenance Worker$50,150
Janitor and Cleaner$34,540
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$35,630
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$29,560
Pest Control Worker$37,410
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$36,490

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$27,430
Animal Caretaker$30,420
Animal Trainer$35,740
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$29,040
Barber$29,090
Childcare Worker$29,440
Concierge$38,330
Costume Attendant$24,410
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$45,640
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$42,990
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$42,870
Funeral Attendant$30,370
Hairdresser$30,460
Manicurist and Pedicurist$31,250
Mortician$47,760
Personal Care and Service Worker$53,580
Recreation Worker$33,780
Residential Advisor$34,110
Skincare Specialist$54,400
Tour and Travel Guide$29,190
Usher$25,480

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$59,410
Cashier$29,800
Counter and Rental Clerk$35,940
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$38,790
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$70,740
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$48,380
Insurance Sales Agent$51,450
Parts Salesperson$36,280
Real Estate Broker$98,950
Real Estate Sales Agent$48,350
Retail Salesperson$30,960
Sale and Related Worker$37,690
Sales Engineer$128,200
Sales Representative$91,660
Sales Representative$62,110
Sales Representatives of Service$50,610
Security$74,420
Telemarketer$34,290
Travel Agent$46,850

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$47,380
Billing and Posting Clerk$43,340
Bookkeeping$48,150
Cargo and Freight Agent$46,530
Correspondence Clerk$48,860
Courier and Messenger$39,860
Court$45,230
Credit Authorizer$46,040
Customer Service Representative$42,720
Data Entry Keyer$37,780
Dispatcher$46,800
Eligibility Interviewer$45,620
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$73,700
File Clerk$39,520
Financial Clerk$53,200
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$63,850
Hotel$29,870
Human Resources Assistant$48,060
Information and Record Clerk$48,210
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$55,910
Interviewer$41,860
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$44,970
Library Assistant$36,510
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$52,930
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$36,870
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$42,560
Meter Reader$42,970
New Accounts Clerk$46,910
Office and Administrative Support Worker$46,710
Office Clerk$38,860
Office Machine Operator$34,240
Order Clerk$40,360
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$50,830
Postal Service Clerk$60,530
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,990
Postal Service Mail Sorter$58,470
Procurement Clerk$52,370
Production$56,040
Public Safety Telecommunicator$50,040
Receptionist and Information Clerk$36,550
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$56,610
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$43,440
Shipping$43,750
Switchboard Operator$33,320
Teller$39,260
Weigher$49,550
Word Processor and Typist$48,070

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Farmworker$30,280
Farmworker and Laborer$34,630
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$59,140
Grader and Sorter$31,880

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$56,580
Carpenter$48,900
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$47,010
Construction and Building Inspector$62,110
Construction Laborer$39,390
Derrick Operator$48,880
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$46,550
Earth Driller$57,840
Electrician$57,010
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$103,700
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$47,970
Explosives Worker$62,610
Extraction Worker$62,820
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$73,520
Floor Layer$38,870
Glazier$47,730
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$43,170
Helper$37,340
Helpers--Carpenter$42,320
Helpers--Electrician$40,660
Helpers--Extraction Worker$44,300
Helpers--Pipelayer$39,380
Highway Maintenance Worker$44,880
Insulation Worker$47,070
Insulation Worker$48,920
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$45,280
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$48,750
Painter$43,430
Paving$46,960
Pipelayer$44,200
Plumber$58,180
Roofer$43,720
Rotary Drill Operator$63,310
Roustabout$45,690
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$46,510
Service Unit Operator$47,650
Sheet Metal Worker$57,380
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$50,120
Tile and Stone Setter$44,690

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$78,240
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$51,860
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$49,440
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$46,550
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$46,880
Avionics Technician$86,350
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$58,620
Coin$54,560
Computer$46,050
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$52,280
Electric Motor$59,580
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$70,470
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$85,460
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$78,030
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$55,660
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$75,790
Heating$58,590
Helpers--Installation$36,830
Home Appliance Repairer$62,400
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$60,760
Installation$43,480
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$45,900
Maintenance and Repair Worker$45,380
Maintenance Worker$58,650
Mechanical Door Repairer$48,900
Medical Equipment Repairer$60,250
Millwright$59,400
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$61,810
Motorcycle Mechanic$61,010
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$43,830
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$64,360
Radio$79,340
Rail Car Repairer$58,120
Rigger$50,480
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$56,600
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$61,030
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$74,260
Tire Repairer and Changer$35,160

Production

Baker$35,100
Butcher and Meat Cutter$42,960
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$37,340
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$36,430
Cleaning$39,150
Coating$45,400
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$49,450
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$68,520
Cutting$41,530
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$40,250
Dental Laboratory Technician$45,710
Electrical$40,440
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$47,090
Extruding$36,170
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$40,790
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$70,500
Food and Tobacco Roasting$34,170
Food Batchmaker$43,550
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$30,340
Food Processing Worker$38,090
Furniture Finisher$36,160
Grinding$37,960
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$36,510
Helpers--Production Worker$34,230
Inspector$47,040
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$44,950
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$29,650
Machinist$53,190
Meat$34,240
Medical Appliance Technician$46,390
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$45,830
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$41,910
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$42,770
Molder$44,820
Molding$40,580
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$39,340
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$37,920
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$38,210
Painting$27,860
Plant and System Operator$51,210
Plating Machine Setter$41,010
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$100,300
Power Plant Operator$111,000
Prepress Technician and Worker$39,940
Presser$29,940
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$35,870
Printing Press Operator$38,600
Production Worker$39,130
Rolling Machine Setter$45,510
Sawing Machine Setter$36,890
Separating$44,910
Sewing Machine Operator$29,760
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$36,580
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$60,230
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$49,020
Tailor$49,610
Textile$34,110
Tool and Die Maker$66,240
Upholsterer$44,700
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$51,630
Welder$48,220
Welding$43,230
Woodworking Machine Setter$35,700

Transportation and material moving

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$56,850
Aircraft Service Attendant$35,400
Airfield Operations Specialist$47,490
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$32,290
Bus Driver$36,780
Bus Driver$50,880
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$28,880
Commercial Pilot$118,200
Crane and Tower Operator$68,200
Driver/Sales Worker$35,180
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$60,390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$53,650
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$45,340
Laborer and Freight$37,470
Light Truck Driver$41,600
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$36,490
Material Moving Worker$42,040
Motor Vehicle Operator$42,600
Packer and Packager$32,760
Parking Attendant$29,460
Passenger Attendant$34,180
Pump Operator$59,250
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$50,040
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$38,490
Stocker and Order Filler$37,360
Traffic Technician$45,620
Transportation Inspector$89,230
Wellhead Pumper$60,510

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in San Antonio, TX?

About $60,880 a year ($29.27 an hour): the average of the 625 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in San Antonio, TX?

Radiologist ($398,700), Cardiologist ($382,000), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon ($347,800).

What are the most common jobs in San Antonio, TX?

Fast Food and Counter Worker (40,040 jobs), Customer Service Representative (34,730 jobs), Home Health and Personal Care Aide (31,420 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.