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Biological Technicians salary in Houston, TX

The median biological technicians in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $50,140 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,539 a month.

10th percentile
$38,860
25th percentile
$40,910
Median percentile
$50,140
75th percentile
$63,600
90th percentile
$81,410

Based on 1,660 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

$42,467 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,140
Federal income tax−$3,837
Social Security + Medicare−$3,836
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,539
Every two weeks$1,633

Does it go far here?

$50,837Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
40%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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