SOC 11-9121 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Natural Sciences Managers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $131,900. The 10th percentile is $81,160 and the 90th percentile is $223,180. Employment is 700.
Median annual wage
$131,900
- 10th percentile
- $81,160
- 25th percentile
- $103,650
- Median
- $131,900
- 75th percentile
- $160,680
- 90th percentile
- $223,180
- Mean
- $143,520
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Natural Sciences Managers, the published 10th percentile is $81,160 and the 90th percentile is $223,180. The difference is $142,020, which is 107.7% 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 $103,650 to the 75th at $160,680, covers $57,030.
The mean annual wage is $143,520, which sits above the median of $131,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $167,220 for Natural Sciences Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $134,501, which is 19.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.5% higher than the Texas median of $129,960.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $131,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Natural Sciences Managers at $134,501 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Natural Sciences Managers. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 2nd of 8 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).).
- Killeen-Temple, TX is 66 miles away, with a median of $119,430 and employment of 60. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,052, against $134,501 here.
- College Station-Bryan, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $99,780 and employment of 140. That median is 24.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,707, against $134,501 here.
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $117,620 and employment of 510. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,182, against $134,501 here.
Employment share
Natural Sciences Managers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (700 of 1,293,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Natural Sciences Managers 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 Natural Sciences Managers make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Natural Sciences Managers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $131,900. The 10th percentile is $81,160 and the 90th percentile is $223,180. Employment is 700.
How does that compare with the national median for Natural Sciences Managers?
The local median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $167,220.
What is Natural Sciences Managers pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $131,900 is $134,501. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX compare with nearby metros for Natural Sciences Managers?
Killeen-Temple, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 66 miles away, at $119,430. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 2nd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.