Board Certified Behavior Analyst

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Board Certified Behavior Analyst at Texas Health & Human Services Commission a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Applied Behavior Analysis healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

In Texas, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (239 salary observations; 289 listings), vs ~$93k nationally (2,407 salary observations; 3,251 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 18% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$89k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $92k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$89k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.