Engineer salary in Texas: what each kind of engineer earns.
There is no single engineer wage. Here is the BLS median for each kind of engineer in Texas, how many people do the work there, and how it compares with the national figure.
$92,600 – $164,860
Range of medians across the 18 engineer occupations BLS publishes for Texas. No BLS figure combines them.
BLS publishes no single “engineer” wage for Texas. Across the 18 engineer occupations with a published May 2025 median in Texas, median annual pay ran from $92,600 (bioengineers and biomedical engineers) to $164,860 (petroleum engineers). Civil engineers, the largest of them in Texas (34,870 employed), earned a median of $96,860, compared with $100,840 nationally.
Engineers in Texas at a glance
Civil engineers are the largest engineer occupation with a published median in Texas, with 34,870 employed and a median annual wage of $96,860 in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Among the engineer occupations with a published median in Texas, petroleum engineers had the highest: $164,860 (May 2025, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
11 of the 18 engineer occupations with a published median in Texas were paid above their own national median in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Nationally, BLS publishes a median of $108,620 for its engineers group; BLS publishes no state figure for that group, so this page shows each occupation separately.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
What each kind of engineer earns in Texas
Data One row per BLS occupation with a published state median, sorted by median annual pay. Hourly pay is shown only where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation (BLS title) | Median annual pay, Texas | Median hourly | Employed in Texas | National median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum Engineers | $164,860 | $79.26 | 9,140 | $144,910 | +14% vs national |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $163,860 | $78.78 | 7,390 | $161,740 | +1% vs national |
| Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | $152,780 | $73.45 | 330 | $112,230 | +36% vs national |
| Chemical Engineers | $132,750 | $63.82 | 2,610 | $125,040 | +6% vs national |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $132,220 | $63.57 | 9,520 | $130,220 | +2% vs national |
| Aerospace Engineers | $130,270 | $62.63 | 6,750 | $134,960 | -3% vs national |
| Electrical Engineers | $129,450 | $62.24 | 20,870 | $120,630 | +7% vs national |
| Nuclear Engineers | $128,340 | $61.70 | 190 | $133,970 | -4% vs national |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | $123,440 | $59.34 | 4,320 | $115,160 | +7% vs national |
| Environmental Engineers | $123,060 | $59.17 | 1,940 | $107,110 | +15% vs national |
| Materials Engineers | $117,700 | $56.59 | 1,440 | $112,860 | +4% vs national |
| Engineers, All Other | $115,810 | $55.68 | 10,820 | $122,930 | -6% vs national |
| Mechanical Engineers | $112,410 | $54.05 | 22,080 | $104,110 | +8% vs national |
| Industrial Engineers | $104,560 | $50.27 | 30,980 | $102,440 | +2% vs national |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | $100,580 | $48.35 | 160 | $106,220 | -5% vs national |
| Civil Engineers | $96,860 | $46.57 | 34,870 | $100,840 | -4% vs national |
| Agricultural Engineers | $95,220 | $45.78 | 50 | $98,590 | -3% vs national |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $92,600 | $44.52 | 2,050 | $109,370 | -15% vs national |
How this page is built
Pay and employment are BLS OEWS state estimates for Texas, May 2025, for each BLS detailed occupation on the national Engineers page. BLS publishes no engineer-wide state figure; nothing on this page is averaged or combined by TryHired. “Difference” compares each occupation's state median with its own national median. Top-coded medians (BLS “#”) are shown as “$239,200 a year or more”, never as a number.
- Pay at a specific employer, hospital system, union contract or school district.
- Pay in a specific city: metro figures differ from the state median.
- Licensing rules in Texas.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).