Looking for a job paying over $400,000 in Texas? These 10 are available now
Texas has one of the highest rates of employment among U.S. states, with more than 15 million residents working.
For those looking a job — or something that pays a lot better — the Work in Texas website has a plethora of openings for various companies.
Here’s just a few of the highest paying jobs offered by Texas employers as of April 2025.
Medical Director: $266,000-$276,000 a year
- Company: Central Counties Center for MHMR Services
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This position performs senior-level psychiatric work. Duties include coordinating psychiatric activities, diagnosing patients and supervising the work of others.
Associate Attorney: $435,000-$450,000 a year
- Company: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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This position works as a corporate attorney with the company’s investment funds practice group. Duties include drafting agreements, reviewing documents, corresponding with clients and mentoring junior associates.
President: $423,000-$576,000 a year
- Company: EnfraGen Management Services, LLC
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This position works for an energy company. Duties include leading growth initiatives, engaging with stakeholders, managing financial budgets and advising new business developments.
Deputy Medical Examiner: $250,000-$300,000 a year
- Company: Webb County
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This positions works as the deputy medical examiner for Webb County in South Texas. Duties include conducting post-mortem examinations, ordering appropriate testing and preparing written reports.
Section Manager: $252,000-$356,000 a year
- Company: Nvidia
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This position will work to support the design and development of the company’s graphics processing units. Duties include developing processor and system architecture that will increase machine learning and data analytics.
Aviation Captain: $224,000-$308,000 a year
- Company: PepsiCo
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This position is responsible for the safe conduct of the company’s assigned flights. Duties include conducting flight operations, supervising the crew and ensuring the safety of passengers.
Engineering Manager: $213,000-$233,000 a year
- Company: Cloudflare
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This position managers software engineering projects. Duties include managing teams/projects, reviewing technical specifications, working with internal teams and hiring new team members.
Cloud Engineering Senior Manager: $195,000-$253,000 a year
- Company: Charles Schwab
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The position is responsible for the company’s operational delivery and production support. Duties include reviewing system logs, troubleshooting software issues and utilizing standard operating procedures.
Payments Engineering Manager: $180,000-$210,000 a year
- Company: Squire
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This position will lead a team of developers focused on the company’s core payment processing platform. Duties include working with the payments product manager on strategy, along with overseeing platform development processes.
Software Developer: $173,000-$196,000 a year
- Company: IBM
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This position will design and implement the company’s object storage subsystems. Duties include tuning existing code for better performance, along with designing solution documents for software implementation.
