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- Everything's bigger in Texas, including salaries.
- Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we found the 30 jobs with the highest average salaries in the Lone Star State.
- As with many other states, the top categories were mainly filled by medical professions.
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If you live in Texas and work in medicine, chances are you're one of the top earners in the state.
Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics program, we found the 30 jobs with the highest average annual salaries in Texas as of May 2018, the most recently available data. 13 of the 30 highest-paying jobs in the Lone Star State were medical professions, making it the most lucrative industry for Texans.
Here are the 30 highest-paying jobs in the Great State of Texas.