Biochemist salary in Austin, TX

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Round Rock, Cedar Creek, Ausitn, Lakeway.

Median salary$66,836
Middle 50%$58.7k–$75k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $79,802
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,744 and $102,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,744
25th$58,744
50th (median)$66,836
75th$75,000
90th$77,335

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2021: median $55,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $59,784 (13 filings) FY2024: median $63,196 (13 filings) FY2025: median $64,921 (11 filings) FY2026: median $67,530 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 15
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––9
FY2021$55,000$54,000$57,36815
FY2022–––9
FY2023$59,784$50,274$80,63513
FY2024$63,196$58,744$100,00013
FY2025$64,921$58,744$75,02311
FY2026$67,530$63,068$73,45010

Cost of living

Austin's median Biochemist salary of $66,836 is worth about $68,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Austin = 98.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Biochemists and Biophysicists in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $61,820 in May 2025 (70 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,836, 8% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
The University of Texas at Austin$62,42415
Agilent Technologiestoo few2
Cerillianttoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,961 18
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$55,619$64,96118

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.