Materials Scientists Salary in Dallas, TX

Materials Scientists pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $177,200 or more. The middle half of materials scientists in Dallas earn between $72,700 and $118,820.

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

Materials Scientists salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $101,100, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $79,954 a year, or $6,663 a month and $3,075 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

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

Is Dallas a good place for materials scientists? 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 $101,100 buys what about $98,070 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Materials Scientists salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 1st of 3 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Materials Scientists salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for materials scientists

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($225,960).

Materials Scientists salary by city

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