TexasNo state income taxCOL index: 78

Salaries in Lubbock, TX

Lubbock, Texas offers career opportunities with no state income tax. Browse salary data for every major occupation below — all figures are Lubbock-specific, updated quarterly from BLS and H-1B disclosures.

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Population
264,013
COL index
78 / 100
Avg 1BR rent
$780/mo
State income tax
None ✓

Technology salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Software Engineer$95K$130K$165K$210K+4.2%
Data Scientist$100K$138K$175K$220K+5.1%
Product Manager$110K$148K$190K$240K+3.8%
DevOps Engineer$105K$140K$178K$215K+6.2%
Cybersecurity Analyst$85K$115K$148K$185K+7.3%
UX Designer$72K$99K$130K$165K+3.1%
Machine Learning Engineer$125K$168K$215K$275K+8.4%
Cloud Architect$130K$170K$215K$265K+6.8%
Frontend Developer$82K$112K$145K$185K+4.5%
Backend Developer$90K$125K$160K$200K+4.3%
Full Stack Developer$88K$120K$155K$195K+4.6%
Mobile Developer$90K$125K$162K$205K+5.2%
Data Engineer$98K$132K$168K$210K+6.5%
Data Analyst$60K$82K$108K$140K+4%
Database Administrator$78K$105K$135K$170K+2.8%
Systems Administrator$62K$86K$112K$142K+2.2%
Network Engineer$75K$100K$130K$165K+3%
IT Manager$100K$135K$172K$215K+3.5%
Scrum Master$88K$115K$145K$180K+3.2%
Solutions Architect$120K$158K$200K$250K+5.8%
AI Engineer$130K$175K$225K$290K+12%
Blockchain Developer$110K$150K$195K$250K+7.5%
QA Engineer$70K$95K$125K$158K+3%
Site Reliability Engineer$115K$152K$192K$238K+7%
Embedded Systems Engineer$85K$112K$142K$178K+3.8%
Technical Writer$58K$79K$102K$130K+2.5%
IT Support Specialist$42K$58K$76K$98K+2%
Information Security Manager$115K$152K$195K$245K+7.8%
Penetration Tester$88K$118K$152K$195K+8.2%
Computer Vision Engineer$120K$162K$208K$265K+9.5%
NLP Engineer$125K$168K$215K$272K+10.2%
Game Developer$72K$98K$132K$172K+4.8%
Salesforce Developer$90K$120K$155K$195K+5.5%
ERP Consultant$85K$115K$150K$190K+3.8%

Healthcare salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Registered Nurse$59K$74K$94K$117K+3.5%
Physician Assistant$97K$117K$140K$167K+4.8%
Physical Therapist$68K$86K$104K$126K+3.2%
Healthcare Administrator$65K$94K$126K$167K+4.1%
Nurse Practitioner$90K$109K$131K$158K+5.2%
Pharmacist$106K$119K$133K$149K+1.2%
Medical Doctor$176K$223K$288K$378K+2.8%
Dentist$133K$162K$203K$261K+2.5%
Occupational Therapist$65K$81K$99K$119K+3.8%
Radiologist$261K$342K$423K$504K+2.2%
Surgeon$252K$342K$450K$585K+2.5%
Anesthesiologist$270K$351K$432K$522K+2.1%
Medical Lab Technician$38K$50K$65K$81K+3.2%
Respiratory Therapist$52K$65K$81K$101K+3.8%
Speech-Language Pathologist$61K$77K$95K$115K+4.2%
Clinical Psychologist$65K$86K$113K$146K+3.5%
Psychiatrist$176K$223K$279K$360K+3.8%
Medical Coder$38K$50K$63K$79K+2.8%
ICU Nurse$70K$88K$110K$135K+4%
Surgical Technologist$41K$52K$65K$81K+3.5%
Paramedic$34K$45K$59K$74K+3.2%
Registered Dietitian$47K$61K$77K$97K+3.5%
Optometrist$101K$124K$151K$189K+2.8%
Genetic Counselor$65K$81K$99K$122K+5.8%

Finance salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Financial Analyst$56K$78K$107K$148K+3.6%
Accountant$45K$64K$86K$115K+2.2%
Investment Banker$98K$148K$230K$369K+3.9%
Actuary$78K$103K$133K$168K+5.5%
Financial Advisor$48K$78K$121K$189K+3.8%
Portfolio Manager$94K$133K$185K$262K+4.2%
Risk Analyst$56K$75K$100K$130K+4.5%
Tax Manager$78K$105K$135K$172K+3%
Financial Controller$86K$115K$149K$193K+3.2%
Chief Financial Officer$144K$205K$295K$426K+3.5%
Credit Analyst$43K$57K$75K$98K+2.8%
Mortgage Loan Officer$39K$59K$89K$133K+2.5%
Compliance Officer$59K$80K$107K$141K+4.8%
Hedge Fund Analyst$94K$135K$197K$312K+3.5%
Private Equity Analyst$90K$130K$185K$287K+4%
Quantitative Analyst$103K$141K$189K$262K+6.2%
Bookkeeper$31K$39K$49K$62K+1%
Budget Analyst$51K$67K$85K$107K+2.5%
Insurance Underwriter$48K$64K$84K$108K+2%
Venture Capital Analyst$78K$111K$152K$213K+5.5%

Engineering salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Mechanical Engineer$63K$84K$109K$136K+2.8%
Petroleum Engineer$97K$128K$165K$211K+1.5%
Civil Engineer$60K$79K$104K$132K+3.4%
Electrical Engineer$69K$92K$120K$150K+3.1%
Chemical Engineer$70K$95K$123K$157K+2.5%
Aerospace Engineer$79K$107K$139K$174K+3.8%
Industrial Engineer$63K$84K$109K$139K+3.5%
Environmental Engineer$60K$81K$106K$134K+4.2%
Biomedical Engineer$63K$86K$113K$143K+5.2%
Structural Engineer$62K$81K$106K$134K+3.2%
Nuclear Engineer$84K$110K$139K$174K+2.2%
Materials Engineer$63K$86K$113K$143K+3%
Geotechnical Engineer$60K$79K$104K$132K+3.5%
Controls Engineer$69K$92K$118K$148K+4%
Manufacturing Engineer$62K$84K$107K$136K+3.2%
Process Engineer$63K$86K$113K$143K+3.5%
Quality Engineer$57K$77K$101K$130K+3%

Business salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Marketing Manager$64K$90K$125K$164K+3.3%
Human Resources Manager$61K$85K$115K$148K+2.9%
Project Manager$59K$80K$108K$139K+3.7%
Operations Manager$56K$80K$111K$148K+2.5%
Business Analyst$51K$70K$92K$119K+3.8%
Management Consultant$66K$94K$133K$185K+4.2%
Supply Chain Manager$64K$89K$116K$149K+4.5%
Sales Manager$59K$86K$125K$176K+3.5%
Account Executive$45K$64K$92K$133K+3.8%
Chief Executive Officer$127K$193K$312K$508K+3.2%
Chief Operating Officer$119K$172K$262K$394K+3%
Chief Marketing Officer$119K$172K$253K$377K+3.5%
General Manager$61K$89K$125K$172K+2.8%
Logistics Coordinator$34K$46K$59K$75K+3.5%
Purchasing Manager$64K$89K$115K$146K+2.5%
Digital Marketing Manager$56K$78K$105K$138K+5.5%
SEO Specialist$39K$53K$72K$97K+5.8%
Content Strategist$45K$61K$82K$107K+5.2%
Brand Manager$59K$80K$108K$141K+3.5%
Recruiter$39K$53K$72K$98K+3.2%
Executive Assistant$43K$56K$72K$92K+1.8%
Public Relations Manager$56K$78K$107K$141K+3%
Event Planner$34K$46K$61K$82K+3.8%

Education salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
K-12 Teacher$40K$55K$72K$92K+1.8%
University Professor$57K$79K$114K$167K+2.1%
School Principal$72K$90K$110K$134K+2.2%
Instructional Designer$51K$67K$86K$110K+4.5%
School Counselor$42K$55K$70K$88K+3%
Special Education Teacher$42K$57K$74K$95K+3.5%
Curriculum Developer$48K$63K$81K$104K+3.8%
Education Administrator$63K$84K$107K$136K+2.5%
Librarian$42K$55K$70K$88K+1.5%
Academic Advisor$35K$46K$60K$76K+3%
Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Attorney$64K$105K$171K$287K+3.5%
Paralegal$34K$46K$61K$78K+3.8%
Corporate Lawyer$94K$144K$230K$369K+3.8%
Patent Attorney$111K$152K$203K$279K+4.2%
Compliance Lawyer$82K$119K$162K$217K+5%
Judge$78K$111K$149K$197K+1.5%
Legal Operations Manager$78K$107K$139K$180K+6.5%

Construction salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Construction Manager$66K$89K$117K$153K+4.5%
Electrician$44K$58K$75K$98K+6.2%
Plumber$44K$58K$77K$100K+5.5%
HVAC Technician$41K$53K$68K$87K+5.8%
Welder$32K$43K$54K$70K+3.5%
Carpenter$36K$48K$63K$81K+4%
Land Surveyor$49K$66K$87K$111K+3.8%
Construction Estimator$53K$71K$94K$121K+4.2%

Real Estate salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Real Estate Agent$38K$62K$105K$180K+3.5%
Real Estate Broker$55K$95K$162K$275K+3.5%
Property Manager$48K$65K$88K$118K+3.2%
Real Estate Appraiser$52K$72K$98K$132K+2.8%
Commercial Real Estate Analyst$62K$88K$120K$162K+4%

Government salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Urban Planner$60K$80K$102K$130K+3.8%
Social Worker$40K$55K$72K$92K+3.5%
Firefighter$42K$58K$78K$102K+2.8%
Police Officer$48K$65K$88K$115K+2.5%
Military Officer$55K$82K$115K$155K+2%
Public Health Official$68K$92K$120K$155K+4.5%
Policy Analyst$58K$78K$102K$132K+3.5%
Government Budget Officer$62K$82K$105K$135K+2.5%

Science salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Biologist$45K$64K$86K$115K+3.5%
Chemist$48K$66K$89K$116K+3.2%
Physicist$64K$92K$125K$164K+4%
Geologist$51K$72K$97K$127K+3.8%
Epidemiologist$56K$74K$97K$125K+4.5%
Biochemist$51K$72K$100K$133K+4.2%
Environmental Scientist$45K$62K$82K$108K+4.8%
Research Scientist$59K$80K$108K$144K+4.5%
Pharmaceutical Data Scientist$86K$116K$149K$187K+7.5%
Clinical Research Coordinator$39K$51K$66K$84K+5.5%
Laboratory Manager$53K$72K$94K$121K+3.8%

Creative salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Graphic Designer$34K$46K$62K$82K+3%
Art Director$58K$80K$108K$142K+2.8%
Video Producer$38K$54K$76K$108K+4.2%
Copywriter$36K$50K$68K$92K+3.5%
Photographer$26K$37K$54K$80K+3%
Animator$42K$58K$78K$108K+4.5%
Journalist$30K$42K$58K$82K+1.5%
Social Media Manager$36K$48K$66K$88K+6.5%
Interior Designer$34K$46K$64K$86K+3.2%
Fashion Designer$38K$54K$78K$116K+2.5%
Music Producer$30K$50K$84K$148K+3.5%
UX Researcher$66K$90K$116K$148K+5.5%

Hospitality salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Hotel Manager$52K$72K$98K$135K+3.2%
Executive Chef$52K$68K$92K$128K+3.8%
Restaurant Manager$42K$56K$74K$98K+3.5%
Travel Agent$35K$46K$62K$85K+3%
Sommelier$42K$58K$82K$115K+3.2%

Retail salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Retail Store Manager$42K$58K$78K$105K+2%
Sales Representative$42K$62K$92K$138K+3.5%
Retail Buyer$52K$72K$98K$130K+2.5%
E-Commerce Manager$62K$85K$115K$152K+7.5%
Business Development Manager$72K$102K$140K$192K+4.5%

Transportation salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Airline Pilot$92K$141K$207K$290K+5.2%
Logistics Manager$63K$86K$114K$148K+4.5%
Truck Driver (CDL)$37K$46K$60K$77K+4.8%
Transportation Planner$55K$72K$95K$123K+4.2%
Fleet Manager$51K$69K$90K$116K+4%

Energy salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Energy Engineer$66K$89K$117K$149K+6.5%
Solar Installer$36K$44K$58K$75K+22%
Wind Turbine Technician$41K$51K$65K$83K+45%
Oil & Gas Operations Manager$94K$126K$163K$211K+2%
Energy Analyst$53K$72K$95K$123K+6%

Nonprofit salaries in Lubbock

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Nonprofit Executive Director$62K$85K$118K$165K+3.2%
Grant Writer$48K$62K$80K$102K+3.5%
Fundraising Manager$52K$70K$95K$130K+3.8%
Case Manager$38K$50K$64K$82K+3.5%
Community Outreach Coordinator$38K$50K$65K$84K+3.8%

Working in Lubbock, Texas: Salary Guide (2026)

Lubbock is home to the Lubbock–TX metropolitan area with a population of 264,013. The city has a cost of living index of 78 (US average = 100), meaning salaries go approximately 22% further here than in an average US city.

One of the most significant financial advantages of working in Lubbock is Texas's complete absence of a state income tax. Workers here keep 5–9% more of their earnings compared to peers in California (9.3% state tax), New York (6.85%), or Illinois (4.95%).

Top-paying industries in Lubbock

Texas's largest industries include energy (particularly oil & gas in the Houston area), technology (Austin is the fastest-growing tech hub in the US), healthcare, and aerospace. Petroleum engineers in Lubbock earn among the highest salaries in the nation.

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