Data Scientists salary in Houston, TX

Median pay for data scientists in Houston, TX: $97,490/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $49,170 – $166,320 · about 5,300 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($93,540) by +$3,950 (+4%).

What it's really worth in Houston

With Houston's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $97,490 has the buying power of about $97,750 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $78,061 · median home $308,306 · median rent $1,639/mo.

Full Houston cost of living & taxes →

How Houston ranks for this job

On raw pay, Houston, TX is 76th of the 171 metros we hold data scientists wages for. Once Houston's cost of living is applied, it ranks 90th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Houston sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Houston

A median home in Houston, TX costs $308,306 — about 3.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,639/mo works out at 20% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where data scientists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Houston.

Metro	Median pay	vs Houston	Rent vs Houston
San Jose, CA	$171,800	+76%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$163,430	+68%	2×
Seattle, WA	$135,610	+39%	1.4×
Washington, DC	$135,080	+39%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Houston	Rent vs Houston
Austin, TX	$111,760	+15%	1×
Dallas, TX	$108,870	+12%	1×
San Antonio, TX	$106,250	+9%	0.9×
Amarillo, TX	$101,880	+5%	0.8×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires data scientists around Houston

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Houston Methodist · Healthcare
• MD Anderson Cancer Center · Healthcare

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