Biological Scientists, All Other Salary — Brownsville, Texas

The average Biological Scientists, All Other in Brownsville, Texas earns $86,720 a year.

$86,720 / year, mean
↓ 21.2% below national average 38th percentile in Texas

Brownsville pays below most of Texas for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for biological scientists, all other, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.7%
Cost of living 86 #183 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $207,150 #163 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $51,334 #187 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Brownsville ranks #183 for cost of living and #163 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $148,020 San Jose $142,300 New York $123,520 Santa Maria $122,820 Indianapolis $119,960 Seattle $119,950 Santa Rosa $117,530 San Diego $116,270 Baltimore $116,170 Rochester $114,320 Philadelphia $111,510 Salinas $110,140 Vallejo $107,710 Grand Rapids $107,320 Buffalo $106,640 Stockton $105,810 Bremerton $105,420 Oxnard $105,420 Santa Cruz $105,290 Spokane $105,220 Los Angeles $105,100 Kennewick $104,320 San Luis Obispo $103,400 Olympia $102,220 Sacramento $101,400 Portland $101,280 Ithaca $100,340 Riverside $99,590 Harrisburg $98,950 Modesto $98,070 Orlando $97,690 Corvallis $97,370 San Antonio $97,280 Houston $96,810 Albany $96,720 Bakersfield $96,020 El Paso $95,950 State College $95,470 El Centro $94,840 Chicago $94,030 Crestview $93,380 Miami $92,980 Pittsburgh $92,420 Fresno $91,710 Charlottesville $91,660 McAllen $91,450 Syracuse $91,100 Palm Bay $90,550 Dallas $89,650 Detroit $89,290 Jacksonville $87,760 Ann Arbor $87,720 Louisville $87,680 Virginia Beach $87,260 Brownsville $86,720 Wenatchee $86,390 Richmond $86,300 Tampa $86,190 College Station $85,820 Champaign $85,610 Allentown $85,600 Port St. Lucie $85,360 Panama City $84,960 Redding $84,850 Pensacola $84,600 Fort Myers $84,500 Chico $82,560 Lansing $80,640 Eugene $80,440 Bend $80,430 Lexington $79,730 Austin $74,340 Gainesville $71,950 Lafayette $65,540 Tallahassee $64,340
CityMean salaryvs. Brownsville
Albany, New York$96,720+11.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$85,600-1.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$87,720+1.2%
Austin, Texas$74,340-14.3%
Bakersfield, California$96,020+10.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$116,170+34.0%
Bend, Oregon$80,430-7.3%
Bremerton, Washington$105,420+21.6%
Buffalo, New York$106,640+23.0%
Fort Myers, Florida$84,500-2.6%
Champaign, Illinois$85,610-1.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$91,660+5.7%
Chicago, Illinois$94,030+8.4%
Chico, California$82,560-4.8%
College Station, Texas$85,820-1.0%
Corvallis, Oregon$97,370+12.3%
Crestview, Florida$93,380+7.7%
Dallas, Texas$89,650+3.4%
Detroit, Michigan$89,290+3.0%
El Centro, California$94,840+9.4%
El Paso, Texas$95,950+10.6%
Eugene, Oregon$80,440-7.2%
Fresno, California$91,710+5.8%
Gainesville, Florida$71,950-17.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$107,320+23.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$98,950+14.1%
Houston, Texas$96,810+11.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$119,960+38.3%
Ithaca, New York$100,340+15.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$87,760+1.2%
Kennewick, Washington$104,320+20.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$65,540-24.4%
Lansing, Michigan$80,640-7.0%
Lexington, Kentucky$79,730-8.1%
Los Angeles, California$105,100+21.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$87,680+1.1%
McAllen, Texas$91,450+5.5%
Miami, Florida$92,980+7.2%
Modesto, California$98,070+13.1%
New York, New York$123,520+42.4%
Olympia, Washington$102,220+17.9%
Orlando, Florida$97,690+12.6%
Oxnard, California$105,420+21.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$90,550+4.4%
Panama City, Florida$84,960-2.0%
Pensacola, Florida$84,600-2.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$111,510+28.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$92,420+6.6%
Portland, Oregon$101,280+16.8%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$85,360-1.6%
Redding, California$84,850-2.2%
Richmond, Virginia$86,300-0.5%
Riverside, California$99,590+14.8%
Rochester, New York$114,320+31.8%
Sacramento, California$101,400+16.9%
Salinas, California$110,140+27.0%
San Antonio, Texas$97,280+12.2%
San Diego, California$116,270+34.1%
San Francisco, California$148,020+70.7%
San Jose, California$142,300+64.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$103,400+19.2%
Santa Cruz, California$105,290+21.4%
Santa Maria, California$122,820+41.6%
Santa Rosa, California$117,530+35.5%
Seattle, Washington$119,950+38.3%
Spokane, Washington$105,220+21.3%
State College, Pennsylvania$95,470+10.1%
Stockton, California$105,810+22.0%
Syracuse, New York$91,100+5.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$64,340-25.8%
Tampa, Florida$86,190-0.6%
Vallejo, California$107,710+24.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$87,260+0.6%
Wenatchee, Washington$86,390-0.4%
Gross salary
86,720/yr
Estimated take-home
69,838/yr
Est. total withheld
19.5%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-1029 SOC code
Official area Brownsville-Harlingen, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 15180 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Harlingen
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
423,192