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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary in Houston, TX

The median bioengineers and biomedical engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $84,160 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,670 a month.

10th percentile
$51,730
25th percentile
$73,580
Median percentile
$84,160
75th percentile
$120,600
90th percentile
$140,290

Based on 520 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

$68,037 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,160
Federal income tax−$9,685
Social Security + Medicare−$6,438
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,670
Every two weeks$2,617

Does it go far here?

$85,330Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
25%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

All bioengineers and biomedical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas