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Computer and Information Research Scientists salary in Houston, TX

The median computer and information research scientists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $134,050 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,574 a month.

10th percentile
$69,840
25th percentile
$96,790
Median percentile
$134,050
75th percentile
$159,270
90th percentile
$199,830

Based on 380 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

$102,889 take-home a year
Gross pay$134,050
Federal income tax−$20,906
Social Security + Medicare−$10,255
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,574
Every two weeks$3,957

Does it go far here?

$135,913Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
17%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 computer and information research scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Texas