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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in Houston, TX

The median biochemists and biophysicists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $94,320 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,265 a month.

10th percentile
$69,650
25th percentile
$84,310
Median percentile
$94,320
75th percentile
$106,170
90th percentile
$134,100

Based on 160 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

$75,184 take-home a year
Gross pay$94,320
Federal income tax−$11,920
Social Security + Medicare−$7,215
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,265
Every two weeks$2,892

Does it go far here?

$95,631Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
23%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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