Physical Scientists, All Other Salary in McAllen, TX

Physical Scientists, All Other pay range in McAllen

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $94,520 or more. The middle half of other physical scientists in McAllen earn between $48,700 and $78,310.

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

Physical Scientists, All Other salary after taxes in McAllen

On the average salary of $68,670, a single filer in McAllen takes home about $57,139 a year, or $4,762 a month and $2,198 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

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

Is McAllen a good place for other physical scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the McAllen area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $68,670 buys what about $79,946 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in McAllen ($35,830). A typical home costs $193,978, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Scientists, All Other salary in other Texas cities

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

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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

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