Texas engineer salary

Q: How much do engineers make in Texas?

Engineers in Texas earn a blended median of $120,423 per year — about the national average — across 13 engineering occupations and 286,770 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).

Q: What is the highest-paying engineering job in Texas?

Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Texas, at $170,650 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.

Q: Is Texas a good state for engineers?

Engineering pay in Texas runs about the national average, across 286,770 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.

Q: Which cities in Texas pay engineers the most?

Engineering pay is highest in Midland ($141,344), Austin ($123,987), Houston ($123,124), based on published BLS metro-area wages.

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Texas, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$120,423

Texas

Top earners

$174,509

Higher end

vs national

At national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

in this state

Engineers in Texas earn a blended median of $120,423 per year, at national, with top earners near $174,509. That blends 13 engineering occupations across 286,770 published jobs in Texas. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Texas

Published wage data for each discipline in Texas. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering role	Median	90th pct	Data
Engineering Manager Architecture & Engineering	$170,650	$239,200	Verified
Petroleum Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$153,200	$232,340	Verified
Chemical Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$135,160	$211,090	Verified
Software Engineer Software & Technology	$130,500	$174,710	Verified
Data Engineer Emerging	$130,500	$174,710	Estimate
AI Engineer Emerging	$130,500	$174,710	Estimate
Machine Learning Engineer Emerging	$130,500	$174,710	Estimate
Cloud Engineer Emerging	$130,500	$174,710	Estimate
DevOps Engineer Emerging	$130,500	$174,710	Estimate
Aerospace Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$126,470	$187,840	Verified
Materials Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$116,170	$190,560	Verified
Systems Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$115,950	$181,830	Estimate
Robotics Engineer Emerging	$115,950	$181,830	Estimate
Entry-Level Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$115,950	$181,830	Estimate
Senior Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$115,950	$181,830	Estimate
Environmental Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$108,560	$173,040	Verified
Mechanical Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$108,240	$170,260	Verified
Electrical Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$105,560	$170,920	Verified
Industrial Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$103,430	$166,370	Verified
Nuclear Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$100,000	$110,060	Verified
Biomedical Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$97,160	$151,330	Verified
Civil Engineer Architecture & Engineering	$95,050	$161,620	Verified

Engineering salaries by city in Texas

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Top-paying

Midland

$141,344

+17% vs national

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Austin

$123,987

+3% vs national

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Houston

$123,124

+2% vs national

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Dallas

$122,888

+2% vs national

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Beaumont

$116,419

-3% vs national

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Odessa

$115,236

-4% vs national

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San Antonio

$112,393

-7% vs national

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Corpus Christi

$109,393

-9% vs national

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Amarillo

$108,617

-10% vs national

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Waco

$106,256

-12% vs national

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Killeen

$105,598

-12% vs national

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Tyler

$102,586

-15% vs national

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Sherman

$102,364

-15% vs national

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El Paso

$101,930

-15% vs national

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Wichita Falls

$101,629

-16% vs national

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Lubbock

$101,440

-16% vs national

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Victoria

$100,193

-17% vs national

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Longview

$99,900

-17% vs national

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Texarkana

$97,275

-19% vs national

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Brownsville

$92,483

-23% vs national

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Abilene

$92,326

-23% vs national

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Laredo

$91,142

-24% vs national

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College Station

$90,101

-25% vs national

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McAllen

$89,435

-26% vs national

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San Angelo

$86,704

-28% vs national

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More cities in Texas

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What affects engineering pay in Texas

▹Local market. Texas pay runs at national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Dallas, Houston, Austin and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Texas; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Texas — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Texas?

Engineers in Texas earn a blended median of $120,423 per year — about the national average — across 13 engineering occupations and 286,770 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).

What is the highest-paying engineering job in Texas?

Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Texas, at $170,650 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.

Is Texas a good state for engineers?

Engineering pay in Texas runs about the national average, across 286,770 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.

Which cities in Texas pay engineers the most?

Engineering pay is highest in Midland ($141,344), Austin ($123,987), and Houston ($123,124), based on published BLS metro-area wages.

Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 13 engineering occupations in Texas, weighted by local employment (286,770 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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Texas engineer salary

Engineering pay by role in Texas

Engineering salaries by city in Texas

What affects engineering pay in Texas

Engineer salaries in Texas — FAQ

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