SOC 19-1029 · Area 32580 · May 2025
Biological Scientists, All Other
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $61,110 | $29.38 |
| 25th percentile | $76,400 | $36.73 |
| Median | $94,520 | $45.44 |
| 75th percentile | $109,300 | $52.55 |
| 90th percentile | $109,300 | $52.55 |
| Average | $91,450 | $43.97 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 90. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $76,400 to $109,300 in 2025, a span of $32,900.
The area median is $13,650 (16.9%) above Texas's $80,870 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 9 other published areas
- This area's median is $43,340 (84.7%) above the $51,180 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $27,360 (40.7%) above the $67,160 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $20,600 (27.9%) above the $73,920 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $15,520 (19.6%) above the $79,000 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $13,190 (16.2%) above the $81,330 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $8,080 (9.3%) above the $86,440 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $5,810 (6.5%) above the $88,710 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $780 (0.8%) above the $93,740 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $2,950 (3.0%) below the $97,470 median in El Paso, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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