High paying science jobs in College Station-Bryan, TX

Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in College Station-Bryan, TX. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single science job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in College Station-Bryan, TX run 9.0% below the national average (2024), so a College Station-Bryan, TX salary is worth about 1.10× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, College Station-Bryan, TX · Employed

1Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$105,270
Bachelor's degree
$81,330 – $171,78090
2Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$91,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$40,260 – $110,39040
3Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$87,220
Bachelor's degree
$64,500 – $175,18040
4Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$86,260
Bachelor's degree
$49,930 – $178,28050
5Biological Scientists, All Other$81,330
Bachelor's degree
$50,830 – $136,99070
6Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$72,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,820 – $109,08080
7Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$66,340
Bachelor's degree
$38,070 – $109,120130
8Chemists$65,080
Bachelor's degree
$51,650 – $130,37090
9Materials Scientists$63,390
Bachelor's degree
$42,970 – $69,52060
10Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$47,990
Associate's degree
$38,560 – $59,89050
11Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$46,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,370 – $53,97040
12Biological Technicians$34,690
Bachelor's degree
$24,110 – $64,940120
13Chemical Technicians$34,140
Associate's degree
$29,260 – $60,25080

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianCollege Station-Bryan, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$105,270	$81,330 – $171,780	90
2	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$91,450	$40,260 – $110,390	40
3	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$87,220	$64,500 – $175,180	40
4	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersBachelor's degree	$86,260	$49,930 – $178,280	50
5	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$81,330	$50,830 – $136,990	70
6	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$72,980	$57,820 – $109,080	80
7	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$66,340	$38,070 – $109,120	130
8	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$65,080	$51,650 – $130,370	90
9	Materials ScientistsBachelor's degree	$63,390	$42,970 – $69,520	60
10	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAssociate's degree	$47,990	$38,560 – $59,890	50
11	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,470	$37,370 – $53,970	40
12	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$34,690	$24,110 – $64,940	120
13	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$34,140	$29,260 – $60,250	80

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