Home / Wages / Corpus Christi Corpus Christi salaries The median worker in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area earned $43,770 a year in 2024, about $21.04 an hour. That ranks #300 of the 391 metro areas published here, 11.6% below the national median.
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Median pay $43,770 $21.04 per hour
Vs national -11.6% U.S. $49,500
Workers 187,690 wage and salary
Metro rank #300 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Corpus Christi pays 7.9% 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 22.61× 960 $98,370 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 4.11× 680 $76,270 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 2.53× 560 $61,430 Food Preparation Workers 2.3× 2,490 $27,210 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 2.27× 640 $58,430 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 2.21× 1,140 $56,490 Construction Managers 2.15× 910 $97,210 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 2.04× 1,160 $49,310 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 1.85× 1,820 $72,330 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 1.8× 570 $27,980 Construction Laborers 1.76× 2,270 $37,230 Firefighters 1.65× 670 $48,160
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Corpus Christi Occupation Median Hourly Employed Physicians, All Other $221,510 $106.49 590 Computer and Information Systems Managers $143,000 $68.75 310 Managers, All Other $139,170 $66.91 450 Pharmacists $133,550 $64.21 330 Financial Managers $131,490 $63.22 510 Industrial Production Managers $127,600 $61.35 250 Nurse Practitioners $127,600 $61.35 370 Software Developers $122,980 $59.13 420 Mechanical Engineers $122,890 $59.08 220 Human Resources Managers $121,710 $58.51 210 Marketing Managers $119,850 $57.62 270 Industrial Engineers $113,070 $54.36 250 Administrative Services Managers $111,780 $53.74 200 Lawyers $105,560 $50.75 850 Physical Therapists $103,420 $49.72 300 Sales Managers $102,560 $49.31 560 Engineers, All Other $102,360 $49.21 210 Medical and Health Services Managers $101,860 $48.97 850 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $98,370 $47.29 960 Construction Managers $97,210 $46.74 910 Electrical Engineers $96,910 $46.59 210 Project Management Specialists $92,450 $44.45 1,400 Dental Hygienists $91,850 $44.16 200 Civil Engineers $91,160 $43.83 640 General and Operations Managers $90,040 $43.29 5,750 Management Analysts $89,920 $43.23 340 Computer Occupations, All Other $88,200 $42.40 360 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $86,530 $41.60 350 Computer Systems Analysts $83,950 $40.36 230 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $81,880 $39.37 200 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $81,040 $38.96 200 Registered Nurses $80,850 $38.87 4,240 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $80,200 $38.56 300 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $79,600 $38.27 270 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $79,430 n/a 520 Speech-Language Pathologists $78,830 $37.90 320 Cost Estimators $78,390 $37.69 310 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $77,420 $37.22 710 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $76,270 $36.67 680 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $76,270 $36.67 310 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $75,010 $36.06 230 Logisticians $74,320 $35.73 270 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $74,320 $35.73 980 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $73,580 $35.38 380 Physical Therapist Assistants $73,510 $35.34 220 Crane and Tower Operators $72,870 $35.03 360 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $72,420 $34.82 1,000 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $72,330 $34.78 1,820 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $72,320 $34.77 1,210 Accountants and Auditors $71,190 $34.23 1,080 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $70,310 $33.80 480 Respiratory Therapists $69,570 $33.45 250 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $66,630 $32.04 220 Sheet Metal Workers $64,330 $30.93 420 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $63,600 $30.58 520 Machinists $63,400 $30.48 310 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $63,350 $30.46 380 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $62,860 $30.22 430 Instructional Coordinators $62,800 $30.19 380 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $62,600 $30.10 790
Where most people work Largest occupations in Corpus Christi by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Fast Food and Counter Workers 6,840 $23,740 $11.41 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 6,730 $23,040 $11.08 General and Operations Managers 5,750 $90,040 $43.29 Retail Salespersons 4,670 $28,660 $13.78 Registered Nurses 4,240 $80,850 $38.87 Cashiers 3,960 $27,100 $13.03 Customer Service Representatives 3,800 $34,780 $16.72 Stockers and Order Fillers 3,560 $36,260 $17.43 Waiters and Waitresses 3,470 $28,020 $13.47 Office Clerks, General 3,100 $35,560 $17.10 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,880 $29,760 $14.31 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,690 $34,330 $16.51 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,590 $48,910 $23.52 Food Preparation Workers 2,490 $27,210 $13.08 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2,430 $41,250 $19.83 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 2,350 $37,530 $18.05 Construction Laborers 2,270 $37,230 $17.90 Cooks, Restaurant 2,220 $29,680 $14.27 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 2,010 $34,110 $16.40 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,970 $58,850 $28.30
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 Beaumont-Port Arthur 158,920 workers $46,740 Corpus Christi pay: common questions What is the average salary in Corpus Christi? The median across all occupations is $43,770 , or $21.04 an hour, covering 187,690 wage and salary workers. The mean is $55,650, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Corpus Christi pay more than the rest of Texas? No. The metro median of $43,770 is 7.9% 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 Corpus Christi? Physicians, All Other ($221,510), Computer and Information Systems Managers ($143,000), Managers, All Other ($139,170). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Corpus Christi unusually full of? Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, at 22.61× 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.