Jobs in the Amarillo, TX area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Amarillo, TX metro area has 122 open job postings from 38 employers in our data. 11.3% list a pay range, the median posted pay is – a year, 3.3% are remote and 38.5% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($44,500) is worth $48,500 in average-US dollars, 85th of 99 metro areas.
11.3% of open job postings list a pay range, 88th of 99 metro areas.
38.5% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 30 days), 11th highest of 99 metro areas.
Housing costs run 22% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
Indeed's own count of job postings in the metro area is 20.3% above its February 2020 level.
Amarillo compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
122open postings from 38 employers
11.3%list a pay range
–median posted pay
3.3%remote
3.7%unemployment rate, 2026-08 (BLS)
$44,500official median wage for all jobs, May 2025 (BLS)
13.1%entry-level postings
The metro area's unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2026-08 (3.5% 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 20.3% above its February 2020 level and 8.7% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
Place
Postings
Employers
Pay listed
Median posted pay
Amarillo, TX
121
37
11.5%
–
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Manufacturing & Industrial
34
Energy & Utilities
26
Healthcare & Life Sciences
24
Employers with the most openings
Xcel Energy: 16 postings
Kelso Industries: 13 postings
Universal Health Services: 8 postings
Onenergy: 7 postings
Decimainternational: 6 postings
Federal government hiring
50 federal job announcements open to the public list Amarillo, TX, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $105,500. Agencies hiring most: Veterans Health Administration (24), Federal Aviation Administration (17), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2), Drug Enforcement Administration (1), Internal Revenue Service (1). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Amarillo, TX area run 8% below the national average, and housing runs 22% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $44,500, which is worth $48,500 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)
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)
