Physical Scientists, All Other Salary in Houston, TX

Physical Scientists, All Other pay range in Houston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $157,980 or more. The middle half of other physical scientists in Houston earn between $60,410 and $124,160.

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

Physical Scientists, All Other salary after taxes in Houston

On the average salary of $98,090, a single filer in Houston takes home about $77,836 a year, or $6,486 a month and $2,994 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 Houston a good place for other physical scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $98,090 buys what about $99,454 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Scientists, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Houston ranks 4th of 8 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($152,040).

All Physical Scientists, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other physical scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($177,370).

Physical Scientists, All Other salary by city

Related jobs in Houston

• Physicists$196,520 a year
• Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$179,730 a year
• Chemists$118,290 a year
• Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$104,850 a year
• Hydrologists$94,480 a year
• Materials Scientists$88,340 a year
• Atmospheric and Space Scientists$86,150 a year
• Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$115,930 a year

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