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Biological Scientists, All Other salary in Houston, TX

The median biological scientists, all other in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $86,440 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,803 a month.

10th percentile
$64,400
25th percentile
$72,300
Median percentile
$86,440
75th percentile
$116,870
90th percentile
$132,850

Based on 530 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

$69,641 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,440
Federal income tax−$10,187
Social Security + Medicare−$6,613
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,803
Every two weeks$2,678

Does it go far here?

$87,642Median 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 biological scientists, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Texas