Mechanical Engineers Salary in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Median annual salary
$125,350
+20% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$115,530
cost index 108.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
| 10th percentile | $79,470 |
| 25th percentile | $99,080 |
| Median (50th) | $125,350 |
| 75th percentile | $164,640 |
| 90th percentile | $198,730 |
| Mean | $133,040 |
| Employed in metro | 8,310 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns a median of $125,350 per year. That is 20% above the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has a cost index of 108.5 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $115,530 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $82,168, median gross rent $1,430/mo, and the median home value $298,000. See the full Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX cost-of-living profile.