Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · CBSA 26420
Civil Engineer Salary in Houston
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for civil engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against Texas and the national benchmark.
Civil Engineers in Houston earn a median of $98,690 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $78,270–$129,970; the top 10% earn $165,360. That is 1% below the national median and 4% above the Texas median. BLS reports 11,270 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$98,690
-1% vs national
Top 10% earn
$165,360
90th percentile
Employed in metro
11,270
Reliability Good (7.4% RSE)
Civil Engineer pay — Houston vs Texas vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $65,740 | — |
| 25th percentile | $78,270 | -1% |
| Median50th percentile | $98,690 | -1% |
| 75th percentile | $129,970 | +1% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $165,360 | +3% |
| Meanaverage | $110,460 | +3% |
How concentrated civil engineers are in Houston
Location quotient compares local concentration to the national rate. Above 1.00 means this metro employs the occupation more densely than the country overall.
Location quotient
1.51
Jobs per 1,000
3.47
Metro rank (pay)
#109 of 373
All engineering roles
$123,124
At a location quotient of 1.51, Houston is a genuine hub for this discipline — the occupation is roughly 1.5× as concentrated here as nationally, which usually means deeper employer competition and more lateral options.
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 17-2051 (Civil Engineers), Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →