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High-paying jobs in Austin, TX

Active job postings in Austin, TX that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

Austin, TX job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Austin, TX.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering287$160k n=68—
Store Supervisor / Manager118$105k n=7—
Registered Nurse102$13k n=5—
Retail Associate91—$18.50/hr n=14
Account Executive85$149k n=47$54/hr n=5

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers600$177k n=93—
Managers, All Other451$164k n=92—
Project Management Specialists82$172k n=24—
Registered Nurses81——
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products65$150k n=23$54/hr n=3

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time444$129k n=77$18.57/hr n=5
Contract224$164k n=67$17/hr n=4
Part-time163$130k n=5$18.57/hr n=28
Temporary103$160k n=35—
Intern66$98k n=8—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,655$164k n=605$54/hr n=5
Retail1,055$176k n=404$18.57/hr n=42
Manufacturing786$152k n=52$17/hr n=4
Healthcare730$57k n=27—
Transportation & Logistics590$176k n=408$54/hr n=5

Top categories

  • Engineering287
  • Store Supervisor / Manager118
  • Registered Nurse102
  • Retail Associate91
  • Account Executive85
  • Director82

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers600
  • Managers, All Other451
  • Project Management Specialists82
  • Registered Nurses81
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products65
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers47

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology1,655
  • Retail1,055
  • Manufacturing786
  • Healthcare730
  • Transportation & Logistics590
  • Professional Services429

Employment mix

  • Unspecified2,952 · 75%
  • Full-time444 · 11%
  • Contract224 · 6%
  • Part-time163 · 4%
  • Temporary103 · 3%
  • Intern66 · 2%

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