Highest-paying business jobs in Austin

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November 30, 2022
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Highest-paying business jobs in Austin

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Austin-Round Rock, TX metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

#25. Credit counselors

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $42,410
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,430
- Employment: 31,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($74,570)
--- Lincoln, NE ($69,990)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($66,410)

#24. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $47,340
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,340

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

#23. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $53,040
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,000

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

#22. Fundraisers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $60,140
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

#21. Labor relations specialists

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $60,840
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

#20. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $64,500
- #288 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,910

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

#19. Tax preparers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $64,840
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 870

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#18. Training and development specialists

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $67,400
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,670

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#17. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $68,180
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,090

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

#16. Insurance underwriters

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $68,960
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,250

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,940
- Employment: 107,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)

#15. Compliance officers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $69,700
- #192 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,120

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#14. Cost estimators

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $70,340
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,640

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#13. Human resources specialists

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $71,800
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,870

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#12. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $76,480
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,660

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#11. Loan officers

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $77,830
- #179 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,480

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#10. Budget analysts

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $78,380
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- Employment: 47,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
--- Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)

#9. Credit analysts

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $81,080
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

#8. Logisticians

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $81,420
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 980

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#7. Financial examiners

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $82,140
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,180
- Employment: 60,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($128,280)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,590)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,070)

#6. Accountants and auditors

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $87,340
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 11,930

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#5. Financial and investment analysts

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $92,620
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,170

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#4. Financial risk specialists

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $94,160
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,610
- Employment: 54,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)

#3. Management analysts

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $96,240
- #97 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,290

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#2. Project management specialists

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $99,970
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 11,920

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#1. Personal financial advisors

Austin-Round Rock, TX
- Annual mean salary: $103,880
- #229 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,910

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

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