Salaries in Texas for Professionals in International Business and Affairs

According to the US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration, the value of goods and services exported from Texas to foreign markets around the world was $289 billion in 2014 alone.

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Such a high level of trade supported more than 1.1 million jobs in the state that year—many of them high-paying positions for multinational executives, trade compliance officers and other international business professionals, as well as highly-compensated international relations specialists working as security analysts, policy advisors, diplomats and more.

International Business Professional Salaries in Texas

Shown here are salary values for corporate management and specialist positions in Texas frequently involved in international trade and commerce (US Department of Labor, 2014):

Texas Area
Profession
90th Percentile Annual Salary
Dallas
Purchasing managers
$174300
Dallas
Industrial production managers
$160670
Dallas
Transportation / storage and distribution managers
$150240
Dallas
Management analysts
$135360
Dallas
Logisticians
$120460
Dallas
Market research analysts
$128260
Dallas
Compliance officers
$104810
Houston
Purchasing managers
$187199*
Houston
Industrial production managers
$187199*
Houston
Management analysts
$187199*
Houston
Transportation / storage and distribution managers
$176510
Houston
Logisticians
$144390
Houston
Compliance officers
$120800
Houston
Market research analysts
$124370
San Antonio
Purchasing managers
$157750
San Antonio
Industrial production managers
$175930
San Antonio
Transportation / storage and distribution managers
$135720
San Antonio
Management analysts
$111440
San Antonio
Logisticians
$104680
San Antonio
Compliance officers
$99160
San Antonio
Market research analysts
$111700

The US Department of Labor provides a detailed analysis of international business salaries in Texas (2014):

Occupation
Employment
Annual mean wage
Industrial Production Managers
11730
113140
Purchasing Managers
4230
126220
Transportation Storage and Distribution Managers
9500
95880
Compliance Officers
22220
68750
Logisticians
11870
84080
Management Analysts
33550
94000
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
27070
72840

*These values are equal to or greater than $90 an hour or $187,1799 a year. The US Department of Labor does not report salary data beyond these values.

International Relations Professional Salaries in Texas

Having a strong international presence is so important to Texas that it has World Affairs Council offices located throughout the state in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston.

Nonprofits are a major economic force in Texas and employed 403,196 people in 2008 according to a joint report released by the Texas Center for Social Impact and the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. In addition to the numerous nonprofits in Texas, state and federal agencies all rely on the expertise of professionals with expertise in international relations and tend to compensate them highly for this knowledge.

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A 2013 article in The Dallas Morning News reported that 100 people who worked at Dallas-Fort Worth nonprofits earned at least $500,000 a year in total compensation. Charity Navigator surveyed the median compensation for the CEOs of nonprofits involved in international relations that were located in the Southwestern region of the US, to include Texas (2013):

  • Large charities – $264,547
  • Medium charities – $135,506
  • Small charities – $90,724

Shown are salary values for professions that frequently involve international relations experience and expertise (US Department of Labor, 2014):

Texas Area
Profession
90th Percentile Annual Salary
Dallas
Economists
$183450
Dallas
Professors-Area /ethnic and cultural studies
$130880
Dallas
Professors-Foreign language and literature
$101170
Dallas
Professors-Political science
$119270
Dallas
Urban and regional planners
$81890
Dallas
Interpreters and translators
$61810
Houston
Economists
$187199*
Houston
Urban and regional planners
$94550
Houston
Professors-Area / ethnic and cultural studies
$119720
Houston
Professors-Foreign language and literature
$87130
Houston
Professors-Political science
$117980
Houston
Fundraisers
$92000
Houston
Interpreters and translators
$85180
San Antonio
Urban and regional planners
$104670
San Antonio
Professors-Foreign language and literature
$100390
San Antonio
Professors-Political science
$101730
San Antonio
Fundraisers
$78160
San Antonio
Interpreters and translators
$80880

The US Department of Labor provides a detailed analysis of international relations salaries in Texas (2014):

Occupation
Employment
Annual mean wage
Fundraisers
3790
56040
Economists
1130
117140
Urban and Regional Planners
1790
63620
Area Ethnic and Cultural Studies Teachers Postsecondary
620
69100
Political Science Teachers Postsecondary
1580
74190
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers Postsecondary
1860
58440
Interpreters and Translators
3890
46520

*These values are equal to or greater than $90 an hour or $187,1799 a year. The US Department of Labor does not report salary data beyond these values.

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