High paying science jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX salary is worth about 1.01× 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, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Employed

1Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Bachelor's degree
$65,480 – $293,0902,380
2Chemists$106,740
Bachelor's degree
$63,370 – $170,5402,430
3Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$95,170
Bachelor's degree
$60,840 – $160,5301,840
4School Psychologists$84,850
Master's degree
$70,290 – $121,7501,300
5Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$82,910
Bachelor's degree
$48,300 – $134,0705,650
6Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$80,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,810 – $133,6506,090
7Chemical Technicians$65,050
Associate's degree
$44,540 – $110,8102,620
8Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$60,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,330 – $105,6601,540
9Biological Technicians$50,140
Bachelor's degree
$38,860 – $81,4101,660
10Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$48,680
Associate's degree
$30,270 – $91,6002,520

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

#	Occupation	MedianHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersBachelor's degree	$174,490	$65,480 – $293,090	2,380
2	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$106,740	$63,370 – $170,540	2,430
3	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$95,170	$60,840 – $160,530	1,840
4	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$84,850	$70,290 – $121,750	1,300
5	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$82,910	$48,300 – $134,070	5,650
6	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$80,470	$64,810 – $133,650	6,090
7	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,050	$44,540 – $110,810	2,620
8	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,200	$40,330 – $105,660	1,540
9	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$50,140	$38,860 – $81,410	1,660
10	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$48,680	$30,270 – $91,600	2,520

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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