How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in Corpus Christi, TX?

Percentile spread

For Natural Sciences Managers, the published 10th percentile is $63,220 and the 90th percentile is $161,990. The difference is $98,770, which is 87.5% 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 $80,990 to the 75th at $137,650, covers $56,660.

The mean annual wage is $115,110, which sits above the median of $112,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Corpus Christi, TX median is 32.5% lower than the national median of $167,220 for Natural Sciences Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $121,764, which is 27.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.2% lower than the Texas median of $129,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Corpus Christi, TX is 92.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $112,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Natural Sciences Managers at $121,764 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Natural Sciences Managers. Corpus Christi, TX ranks 4th of 6 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 114 miles away, with a median of $105,370 and employment of 70. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,673, against $121,764 here.
• Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $99,690 and employment of 120. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,952, against $121,764 here.
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 129 miles away, with a median of $117,620 and employment of 510. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,182, against $121,764 here.

Employment share

Natural Sciences Managers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Corpus Christi, TX (70 of 192,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 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.