SOC 15-1221, wage year 2025-26

Computer and Information Research Scientists prevailing wage in Texas

Short answer

In Texas, the median prevailing wage for computer and information research scientists across its 32 areas is $33.57 an hour at Level 1 ($69,826 a year) and $66.62 an hour at Level 4 ($138,570 a year). The Level 2 median of $44.59 is 17% below the national median across areas ($53.89). Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is the highest-paying area at $49.09 at Level 2, and El Paso, TX the lowest at $37.10.

Every Texas area for computer and information research scientists

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$38.50	$49.09	$59.68	$70.27
Killeen-Temple, TX	$38.54	$49.07	$59.59	$70.12
Abilene, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Amarillo, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
College Station-Bryan, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Corpus Christi, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Eagle Pass, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Laredo, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Longview, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Lubbock, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Midland, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Odessa, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
San Angelo, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Texarkana, TX-AR	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Tyler, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Victoria, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Wichita Falls, TX	$33.57	$44.59	$55.60	$66.62
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$34.30	$44.18	$54.07	$63.95
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$34.23	$43.91	$53.59	$63.27
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$32.56	$43.85	$55.15	$66.44
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$34.20	$43.83	$53.47	$63.10
Waco, TX	$32.51	$43.68	$54.84	$66.01
Sherman-Denison, TX	$32.36	$43.59	$54.82	$66.05
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$33.18	$43.56	$53.95	$64.33
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$32.34	$43.53	$54.71	$65.90
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$33.57	$43.47	$53.37	$63.27
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$31.16	$42.24	$53.31	$64.39
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$31.80	$40.76	$49.73	$58.69
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$31.71	$40.59	$49.46	$58.34
El Paso, TX	$29.04	$37.10	$45.16	$53.22

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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