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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Houston, TX

The median atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $102,880 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,767 a month.

10th percentile
$68,450
25th percentile
$98,790
Median percentile
$102,880
75th percentile
$127,730
90th percentile
$178,800

Based on 80 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$81,206 take-home a year
Gross pay$102,880
Federal income tax−$13,804
Social Security + Medicare−$7,870
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,767
Every two weeks$3,123

Does it go far here?

$104,310Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

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