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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary in Houston, TX

The median life, physical, and social science technicians, all other in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $48,680 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,441 a month.

10th percentile
$30,270
25th percentile
$35,410
Median percentile
$48,680
75th percentile
$73,370
90th percentile
$91,600

Based on 2,520 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

$41,294 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,680
Federal income tax−$3,662
Social Security + Medicare−$3,724
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,441
Every two weeks$1,588

Does it go far here?

$49,357Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
42%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 life, physical, and social science technicians, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Texas