Jobs in Corpus Christi, TX: pay, hiring and remote work
In Corpus Christi, 12.6% of the 146 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is – a year. 1.4% are remote, 23.3% are entry level, and 31% have been open for more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
11.5% of open job postings list a pay range, 86th of 99 metro areas.
23% of postings are entry-level, 1st of 99 metro areas.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($45,500) is worth $49,000 in average-US dollars, 79th of 99 metro areas.
1.2% of postings are remote, 82nd highest of 99 metro areas.
Housing costs run 15% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
Corpus Christi compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
146open postings from 39 employers
12.6%list a pay range (#67 of 71 published cities)
–median posted pay, from 13 postings with pay
1.4%remote, 0% hybrid
30 daysmedian time a posting has been open; 31% over 60 days
$45,500official median wage for all jobs in the metro area (BLS)
23.3%entry-level postings
TX has no statewide law requiring a pay range in job postings.
The metro area's unemployment rate was 4.8% in 2026-08 (4.8% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Texas, employers had 608,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 4.1% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 23.8% above its February 2020 level and 2.5% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Other
32
Healthcare & Life Sciences
28
Retail & E-commerce
21
Government & Nonprofit
19
Energy & Utilities
16
Employers with the most openings
Tamus: 21 postings
Careers Upbring: 18 postings
CenterWell: 14 postings
AEP: 13 postings
Boxlunch: 7 postings
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Corpus Christi, TX area run 7% below the national average, and housing runs 15% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $45,500, which is worth $49,000 in average-US dollars.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Postings that list several cities count in each one. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Corpus Christi. Methodology · All cities (CSV)
