SOC 19-1021 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Biochemists and Biophysicists Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for biochemists and biophysicists in Dallas, Texas is $155,950 a year ($74.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $130,670: half of the 160 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% more than the U.S. average for this job ($129,840).

$155,950average per year

$74.98 / hourMedian $130,670Take-home ≈ $117,858

  • $70K10th
  • $90K25th
  • $131KMedian
  • $223K75th
  • $287K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

160people in this job
+20%vs U.S. average
#1 of 4Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Biochemists and Biophysicists pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $70,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $287,040 or more. The middle half of biochemists and biophysicists in Dallas earn between $89,960 and $222,850.

  • $70K10th
  • $90K25th
  • $131KMedian
  • $223K75th
  • $287K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$155,950$12,996$74.98
Median$130,670$10,889$62.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$89,960$7,497$43.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$222,850$18,571$107.14

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Biochemists and Biophysicists pay in Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Biochemists and biophysicists in Dallas earn 34% more than the Texas average ($116,270) and 20% more than the U.S. average ($129,840). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $127,410.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$155,950$130,670$70,430$287,040160
Texas$116,270$97,510$61,820$222,850520
United States$129,840$127,410$74,290$201,11033,830

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Biochemists and Biophysicists salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $155,950, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $117,858 a year, or $9,821 a month and $4,533 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Dallas a good place for biochemists and biophysicists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $155,950 buys what about $151,276 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 1st of 4 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Biochemists and Biophysicists salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for biochemists and biophysicists

Jacksonville, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($170,200).

Biochemists and Biophysicists salary by city

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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in Dallas: questions

How much do biochemists and biophysicists make an hour in Dallas?

$74.98 an hour on average, and $62.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level biochemists and biophysicists salary in Dallas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $70,430 a year and the 25th percentile is $89,960, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the biochemists and biophysicists take-home pay in Dallas?

About $117,858 a year ($9,821 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $155,950. Texas has no state income tax.

Do biochemists and biophysicists earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is 20% more than the U.S. average for this job ($129,840).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-1021; area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.18, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.18).

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