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Hydrologists salary in Houston, TX

The median hydrologists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $99,320 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,558 a month.

10th percentile
$54,650
25th percentile
$61,830
Median percentile
$99,320
75th percentile
$104,160
90th percentile
$157,980

Based on 50 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

$78,702 take-home a year
Gross pay$99,320
Federal income tax−$13,020
Social Security + Medicare−$7,598
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,558
Every two weeks$3,027

Does it go far here?

$100,701Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
22%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 hydrologists salaries · Take-home pay in Texas