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title: "Average Salary in Lubbock, TX"
description: "Mean $53,850, median $42,130 in the Lubbock metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Lubbock, TX

Lubbock, TX metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $53,850, median $42,130 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 166,780 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $46,140.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $23,380 |
| 25th | $29,910 |
| 50th | $42,130 |
| 75th | $63,510 |
| 90th | $95,770 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 91.3 |
| Housing (rents) | 76.4 |
| Goods | 93.8 |
| Utilities | 82.8 |
| Other services | 96.2 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $236,200
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $160,850
- [Petroleum Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/petroleum-engineer): $158,230
- [Geoscientist, Except Hydrologists and Geographers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/geoscientist): $157,560
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $152,880
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $143,770
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $142,330
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $137,780
- [Business Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/business-teacher-postsecondary): $132,500
- [Regulatory Affairs Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-manager): $131,100

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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