SOC 15-2051, wage year 2025-26
Data Scientists prevailing wage in Texas
Short answer
In Texas, the median prevailing wage for data scientists across its 32 areas is $28.71 an hour at Level 1 ($59,717 a year) and $57.30 an hour at Level 4 ($119,184 a year). The Level 2 median of $38.15 is 3% below the national median across areas ($39.14). Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is the highest-paying area at $48.24 at Level 2, and Laredo, TX the lowest at $28.66.
Every Texas area for data scientists
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $36.60 | $48.24 | $59.87 | $71.51 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $35.17 | $46.17 | $57.16 | $68.16 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $34.91 | $45.94 | $56.97 | $68.00 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $33.67 | $44.02 | $54.36 | $64.71 |
| Amarillo, TX | $33.99 | $43.24 | $52.49 | $61.74 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $32.46 | $42.97 | $53.47 | $63.98 |
| Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $32.54 | $42.79 | $53.03 | $63.28 |
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $34.26 | $42.14 | $50.01 | $57.89 |
| Midland, TX | $29.56 | $42.04 | $54.51 | $66.99 |
| Lubbock, TX | $32.05 | $41.85 | $51.65 | $61.45 |
| Odessa, TX | $30.86 | $41.20 | $51.55 | $61.89 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $34.06 | $40.82 | $47.57 | $54.33 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30.92 | $40.79 | $50.65 | $60.52 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $30.91 | $40.30 | $49.70 | $59.09 |
| Victoria, TX | $32.46 | $39.55 | $46.63 | $53.72 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $27.87 | $38.50 | $49.14 | $59.77 |
| Tyler, TX | $29.06 | $37.80 | $46.55 | $55.29 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $26.52 | $37.72 | $48.91 | $60.11 |
| Waco, TX | $28.36 | $37.62 | $46.88 | $56.14 |
| Longview, TX | $26.14 | $37.17 | $48.19 | $59.22 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $26.36 | $35.57 | $44.79 | $54.00 |
| San Angelo, TX | $24.21 | $35.04 | $45.88 | $56.71 |
| Abilene, TX | $25.00 | $34.93 | $44.87 | $54.80 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28.12 | $34.90 | $41.67 | $48.45 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $26.32 | $34.79 | $43.26 | $51.73 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $25.91 | $34.66 | $43.40 | $52.15 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $25.48 | $33.97 | $42.45 | $50.94 |
| El Paso, TX | $23.98 | $33.69 | $43.39 | $53.10 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $24.45 | $33.44 | $42.42 | $51.41 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $23.93 | $32.56 | $41.18 | $49.81 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $20.83 | $29.81 | $38.80 | $47.78 |
| Laredo, TX | $20.05 | $28.66 | $37.27 | $45.88 |
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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