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Conservation Scientists salary in Houston, TX

The median conservation scientists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $60,520 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,234 a month.

10th percentile
$48,800
25th percentile
$53,440
Median percentile
$60,520
75th percentile
$68,620
90th percentile
$82,080

Based on 290 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

$50,808 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,520
Federal income tax−$5,082
Social Security + Medicare−$4,630
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,234
Every two weeks$1,954

Does it go far here?

$61,361Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
34%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 conservation scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Texas