SOC 15-2051 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Data Scientists make in Laredo, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Data Scientists in Laredo, TX is $78,100. The 10th percentile is $50,730 and the 90th percentile is $137,610. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$78,100
- 10th percentile
- $50,730
- 25th percentile
- $64,950
- Median
- $78,100
- 75th percentile
- $106,180
- 90th percentile
- $137,610
- Mean
- $87,290
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $50,730 and the 90th percentile is $137,610. The difference is $86,880, which is 111.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $64,950 to the 75th at $106,180, covers $41,230.
The mean annual wage is $87,290, which sits above the median of $78,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Laredo, TX median is 35% lower than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,816, which is 25.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 36% lower than the Texas median of $122,090.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $89,816 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. Laredo, TX ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $91,630 and employment of 130. That median is 17.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,677, against $89,816 here.
- Corpus Christi, TX is 119 miles away, with a median of $113,450 and employment of 80. That median is 45.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,422, against $89,816 here.
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $103,290 and employment of 1,730. That median is 32.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,052, against $89,816 here.
Employment share
Data Scientists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Laredo, TX (50 of 109,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.27 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Laredo, TX · Data Scientists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Data Scientists make in Laredo, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Data Scientists in Laredo, TX is $78,100. The 10th percentile is $50,730 and the 90th percentile is $137,610. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Data Scientists?
The local median is 35% lower than the national median of $120,230.
What is Data Scientists pay in Laredo, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $78,100 is $89,816. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Laredo, TX compare with nearby metros for Data Scientists?
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 118 miles away, at $91,630. Laredo, TX ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.