SOC 19-1099 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025
How much do Life Scientists, All Other make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Life Scientists, All Other in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $89,640. The 10th percentile is $46,950 and the 90th percentile is $126,090. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$89,640
- 10th percentile
- $46,950
- 25th percentile
- $69,060
- Median
- $89,640
- 75th percentile
- $89,640
- 90th percentile
- $126,090
- Mean
- $87,310
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Life Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $46,950 and the 90th percentile is $126,090. The difference is $79,140, which is 88.3% 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 $69,060 to the 75th at $89,640, covers $20,580.
The mean annual wage is $87,310, which sits below the median of $89,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $93,750 for Life Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,953, which is 7.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 10.4% higher than the Texas median of $81,230.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $89,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Life Scientists, All Other at $86,953 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Life Scientists, All Other in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.
Highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Life Scientists, All Other 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 Life Scientists, All Other make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Life Scientists, All Other in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $89,640. The 10th percentile is $46,950 and the 90th percentile is $126,090.
How does that compare with the national median for Life Scientists, All Other?
The local median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $93,750.
What is Life Scientists, All Other pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $89,640 is $86,953. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.