SOC 19-4099 · Waco, TX metro

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Salary in Waco, TX

The average salary for other life, physical, and social science technicians in Waco, Texas is $54,210 a year ($26.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,750: half of the 90 people in this job in the Waco, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($66,280).

$54,210average per year

$26.06 / hourMedian $53,750Take-home ≈ $45,738

  • $33K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#9 of 15Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,360 or more. The middle half of other life, physical, and social science technicians in Waco earn between $40,130 and $66,310.

  • $33K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,210$4,518$26.06
Median$53,750$4,479$25.84
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,130$3,344$19.29
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,310$5,526$31.88

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other pay in Waco vs. Texas and the U.S.

Other life, physical, and social science technicians in Waco earn about the same as the Texas average ($55,050) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($66,280). At the median the gap is -14% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Waco$54,210$53,750$32,690$75,36090
Texas$55,050$48,960$29,950$83,6509,170
United States$66,280$62,280$39,000$102,69073,910

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary after taxes in Waco

On the average salary of $54,210, a single filer in Waco takes home about $45,738 a year, or $3,811 a month and $1,759 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Waco a good place for other life, physical, and social science technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waco area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $54,210 buys what about $58,574 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Waco ranks 9th of 15 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($74,380).

All Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other life, physical, and social science technicians

Oklahoma City, OK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($99,540).

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary by city

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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary in Waco: questions

How much do other life, physical, and social science technicians make an hour in Waco?

$26.06 an hour on average, and $25.84 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other life, physical, and social science technicians salary in Waco?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,690 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other life, physical, and social science technicians take-home pay in Waco?

About $45,738 a year ($3,811 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,210. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other life, physical, and social science technicians earn more in Waco than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($66,280).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-4099; area Waco, TX (47380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.39, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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