Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other Salary — Austin, Texas

The average Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other in Austin, Texas earns $114,130 a year.

$114,130 / year, mean
↑ 3.0% above national average 71th percentile in Texas

Austin pays well above most of Texas for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for social scientists and related workers, all other — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
200
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.5%
Cost of living 98 #74 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 $428,524 #40 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $97,638 #13 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Austin ranks #74 for cost of living and #40 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.

Harrisburg $130,910 College Station $123,170 Baltimore $120,260 Charlottesville $119,150 Trenton $117,380 Olympia $116,150 Houston $115,930 Austin $114,130 Seattle $113,900 Bakersfield $113,880 Pittsburgh $113,360 San Jose $113,040 Dallas $112,550 Buffalo $111,830 San Francisco $110,770 Detroit $109,710 San Antonio $109,630 Virginia Beach $108,750 New York $106,880 Los Angeles $106,870 Albany $106,070 Santa Maria $105,370 Syracuse $104,750 Portland $104,190 Chicago $104,140 Champaign $104,070 Riverside $103,270 Palm Bay $103,080 Sacramento $101,440 San Luis Obispo $100,980 San Diego $100,860 Philadelphia $99,090 El Paso $98,930 McAllen $98,400 Morgantown $97,780 Eugene $95,600 Crestview $95,570 Grand Rapids $94,330 Orlando $93,780 Spokane $92,870 Jacksonville $90,750 Fresno $89,400 Ann Arbor $88,420 Kiryas Joel $87,720 Rochester $87,700 Indianapolis $87,680 Richmond $87,120 Panama City $86,590 Louisville $85,160 Tampa $84,040 Tallahassee $83,740 Lexington $81,010 Pensacola $79,510 Ithaca $78,380 Lansing $68,620
CityMean salaryvs. Austin
Albany, New York$106,070-7.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$88,420-22.5%
Bakersfield, California$113,880-0.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$120,260+5.4%
Buffalo, New York$111,830-2.0%
Champaign, Illinois$104,070-8.8%
Charlottesville, Virginia$119,150+4.4%
Chicago, Illinois$104,140-8.8%
College Station, Texas$123,170+7.9%
Crestview, Florida$95,570-16.3%
Dallas, Texas$112,550-1.4%
Detroit, Michigan$109,710-3.9%
El Paso, Texas$98,930-13.3%
Eugene, Oregon$95,600-16.2%
Fresno, California$89,400-21.7%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$94,330-17.3%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$130,910+14.7%
Houston, Texas$115,930+1.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$87,680-23.2%
Ithaca, New York$78,380-31.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$90,750-20.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$87,720-23.1%
Lansing, Michigan$68,620-39.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$81,010-29.0%
Los Angeles, California$106,870-6.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$85,160-25.4%
McAllen, Texas$98,400-13.8%
Morgantown, West Virginia$97,780-14.3%
New York, New York$106,880-6.4%
Olympia, Washington$116,150+1.8%
Orlando, Florida$93,780-17.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$103,080-9.7%
Panama City, Florida$86,590-24.1%
Pensacola, Florida$79,510-30.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$99,090-13.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$113,360-0.7%
Portland, Oregon$104,190-8.7%
Richmond, Virginia$87,120-23.7%
Riverside, California$103,270-9.5%
Rochester, New York$87,700-23.2%
Sacramento, California$101,440-11.1%
San Antonio, Texas$109,630-3.9%
San Diego, California$100,860-11.6%
San Francisco, California$110,770-2.9%
San Jose, California$113,040-1.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$100,980-11.5%
Santa Maria, California$105,370-7.7%
Seattle, Washington$113,900-0.2%
Spokane, Washington$92,870-18.6%
Syracuse, New York$104,750-8.2%
Tallahassee, Florida$83,740-26.6%
Tampa, Florida$84,040-26.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$117,380+2.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$108,750-4.7%
Gross salary
114,130/yr
Estimated take-home
89,120/yr
Est. total withheld
21.9%

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 19-3099 SOC code
Official area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 12420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Round RockSan Marcos
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)
2,357,497