Geoscientist salary in Austin, TX

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Round Rock, Cedar Creek.

Median salary$70,000
Middle 50%$66k–$88.4k
vs. national median−19%comparison median $86,229
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,944 and $131,208.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,005
25th$66,019
50th (median)$70,000
75th$88,400
90th$94,949

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $89,250 (21 filings) FY2021: median $80,392 (15 filings) FY2023: median $76,128 (21 filings) FY2024: median $76,000 (20 filings) FY2025: median $75,950 (12 filings) FY2026: median $68,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 21
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$89,250$64,345$92,70021
FY2021$80,392$69,450$100,77515
FY2022–––8
FY2023$76,128$70,000$100,20221
FY2024$76,000$69,244$102,71020
FY2025$75,950$65,000$91,01612
FY2026$68,000$66,019$86,05013

Cost of living

Austin's median Geoscientist salary of $70,000 is worth about $71,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $92,930 in May 2025 (490 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,000, 25% lower.

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$70,00016
ANS Geotoo few5
RRC Power and Energytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,510 16
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 2
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$60,944$66,51016

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.