Paycheck Atlas

Data Scientists salary in Texas

The median data scientists in Texas earns $122,090 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,893 a month.

10th percentile
$64,540
25th percentile
$83,880
Median percentile
$122,090
75th percentile
$146,030
90th percentile
$170,780

Based on 25,860 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

$94,715 take-home a year
Gross pay$122,090
Federal income tax−$18,036
Social Security + Medicare−$9,340
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$7,893
Every two weeks$3,643

Does it go far here?

$125,792Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

All data scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Texas