Data Scientist Salary in Texas
Median annual pay in Texas
$122,090
$58.70/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Texas
$125,792
Regional Price Parity: 97.057 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($120,230): +$1,860 (+1.5%)
Texas ranks 13th of 49 states by median pay, and 8th of 49 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $64,540 | $31.03 |
| 25th percentile | $83,880 | $40.33 |
| Median | $122,090 | $58.70 |
| 75th percentile | $146,030 | $70.21 |
| 90th percentile | $170,780 | $82.11 |
Employment
- Employment in Texas
- 25,860
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Texas
- $122,090
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $120,230
- Difference
- +$1,860 (+1.5%)
Cost of living
$122,090 ÷ 97.057 × 100 = $125,792
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | ||
| 11th | $126,340 | $121,938 12th |
| Oregon | ||
| 12th | $125,990 | $121,893 13th |
| Texas This page | ||
| 13th | $122,090 | $125,792 8th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 14th | $119,090 | $126,254 6th |
| Colorado | ||
| 15th | $117,400 | $113,923 17th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +34.6%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Clinical Data Managers
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Data Scientists; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
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Data Scientist salary in nearby places
- Data Scientist salary in Arkansas
$109,390/year Arkansas
- Data Scientist salary in Louisiana
$78,760/year Louisiana
- Data Scientist salary in New Mexico
$95,850/year New Mexico
- Data Scientist salary in Oklahoma
$86,310/year Oklahoma
- Data Scientist salary in the U.S.
$120,230/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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