Home / Wages / Beaumont-Port Arthur Beaumont-Port Arthur salaries The median worker in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area earned $46,740 a year in 2024, about $22.47 an hour. That ranks #190 of the 391 metro areas published here, 5.6% below the national median.
Texas
Median pay $46,740 $22.47 per hour
Vs national -5.6% U.S. $49,500
Workers 158,920 wage and salary
Metro rank #190 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Beaumont-Port Arthur pays 1.6% less than Texas as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 50.75× 1,820 $97,970 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 8.7× 1,140 $98,410 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 4.48× 1,960 $54,120 Correctional Officers and Jailers 4.09× 1,540 $51,020 Construction Managers 2.96× 1,060 $97,530 Construction Laborers 2.64× 2,870 $36,100 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 2.58× 600 $42,840 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 2.53× 2,100 $73,420 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 2.5× 1,210 $54,320 Electricians 2.49× 1,900 $59,230 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 2.38× 1,030 $67,120 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 2.05× 1,450 $79,260
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Beaumont-Port Arthur Occupation Median Hourly Employed Architectural and Engineering Managers $166,230 $79.92 210 Computer and Information Systems Managers $156,270 $75.13 270 Managers, All Other $154,200 $74.14 510 Industrial Production Managers $137,380 $66.05 450 Financial Managers $136,400 $65.58 530 Nurse Practitioners $132,230 $63.57 290 Pharmacists $131,540 $63.24 270 Marketing Managers $126,660 $60.89 230 Industrial Engineers $123,270 $59.26 550 Software Developers $122,350 $58.82 400 Lawyers $122,180 $58.74 450 Management Analysts $120,620 $57.99 230 Electrical Engineers $119,620 $57.51 210 Mechanical Engineers $119,590 $57.50 360 Sales Managers $118,840 $57.14 490 Physical Therapists $112,210 $53.95 220 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $109,810 $52.79 200 Engineers, All Other $104,700 $50.34 380 Computer Occupations, All Other $102,210 $49.14 240 Medical and Health Services Managers $100,620 $48.38 570 Chemists $98,940 $47.57 210 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $98,410 $47.31 1,140 Project Management Specialists $98,160 $47.19 1,430 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $97,970 $47.10 1,820 Construction Managers $97,530 $46.89 1,060 General and Operations Managers $97,270 $46.77 4,880 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $97,190 $46.73 390 Civil Engineers $93,580 $44.99 610 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $93,330 $44.87 290 Maintenance Workers, Machinery $89,950 $43.25 340 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $84,040 $40.41 240 Chemical Technicians $83,530 $40.16 300 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $82,760 n/a 530 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $82,760 $39.79 440 Speech-Language Pathologists $81,630 $39.25 200 Registered Nurses $81,190 $39.03 2,880 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $79,410 $38.18 1,090 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $79,260 $38.11 1,450 Cost Estimators $78,860 $37.91 370 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $77,590 $37.30 920 Logisticians $77,360 $37.19 260 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $77,280 $37.15 200 Accountants and Auditors $76,370 $36.72 860 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $74,310 $35.73 310 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $73,420 $35.30 2,100 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $73,320 $35.25 530 Buyers and Purchasing Agents $72,260 $34.74 420 Crane and Tower Operators $71,570 $34.41 250 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $68,310 $32.84 310 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $67,120 $32.27 1,030 Firefighters $63,830 $30.69 440 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $63,690 $30.62 930 Instructional Coordinators $63,240 $30.40 230 Boilermakers $62,530 $30.06 300 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $62,400 $30.00 260 Human Resources Specialists $61,960 $29.79 640 Training and Development Specialists $61,740 $29.68 330 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $61,580 n/a 250 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $61,400 $29.52 360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $61,170 n/a 1,290
Where most people work Largest occupations in Beaumont-Port Arthur by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly General and Operations Managers 4,880 $97,270 $46.77 Fast Food and Counter Workers 4,800 $23,950 $11.51 Retail Salespersons 3,810 $29,220 $14.05 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 3,480 $24,100 $11.59 Cashiers 3,390 $27,470 $13.21 Stockers and Order Fillers 2,980 $34,600 $16.63 Registered Nurses 2,880 $81,190 $39.03 Construction Laborers 2,870 $36,100 $17.36 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,460 $36,640 $17.62 Office Clerks, General 2,420 $37,390 $17.98 Customer Service Representatives 2,390 $36,460 $17.53 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,390 $51,240 $24.64 Waiters and Waitresses 2,340 $27,520 $13.23 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 2,100 $73,420 $35.30 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2,020 $41,050 $19.74 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1,960 $54,120 $26.02 Electricians 1,900 $59,230 $28.48 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,890 $30,440 $14.64 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,880 $41,840 $20.11 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 1,820 $97,970 $47.10
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Texas metro areas Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 1,260,220 workers $52,610 Midland 119,220 workers $52,320 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 4,003,820 workers $49,740 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands 3,246,360 workers $48,490 Odessa 79,150 workers $47,420 San Antonio-New Braunfels 1,114,520 workers $46,010 Beaumont-Port Arthur pay: common questions What is the average salary in Beaumont-Port Arthur? The median across all occupations is $46,740 , or $22.47 an hour, covering 158,920 wage and salary workers. The mean is $58,770, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Beaumont-Port Arthur pay more than the rest of Texas? No. The metro median of $46,740 is 1.6% below the Texas median of $47,500. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Beaumont-Port Arthur? Architectural and Engineering Managers ($166,230), Computer and Information Systems Managers ($156,270), Managers, All Other ($154,200). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Beaumont-Port Arthur unusually full of? Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, at 50.75× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.