Civil Engineers pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$111,370avg. a year
$53.55 an hour · 12,140 employed
Civil Engineers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $111,370 a year. That is $7,120 (7%) more than the Texas average of $104,250. The U.S. average is $108,670.
$100,950Median pay
$53.55Average hourly
+7%vs. Texas average
12,140Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for civil engineers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1230 jobs
Midland, TX
$116,500
$56.01 an hour
24,940 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$106,510
$51.21 an hour
3820 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$106,480
$51.19 an hour
4720 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$105,290
$50.62 an hour
5270 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$103,380
$49.70 an hour
68,010 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$102,080
$49.08 an hour
72,230 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$96,180
$46.24 an hour
8250 jobs
Tyler, TX
$95,840
$46.08 an hour
9130 jobs
Odessa, TX
$94,400
$45.38 an hour
10180 jobs
Longview, TX
$94,350
$45.36 an hour
1170 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$92,300
$44.38 an hour
12250 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$91,790
$44.13 an hour
1360 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$91,760
$44.12 an hour
14250 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$91,400
$43.94 an hour
15550 jobs
El Paso, TX
$89,050
$42.81 an hour
16350 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$88,880
$42.73 an hour
1750 jobs
Victoria, TX
$88,250
$42.43 an hour
18200 jobs
Waco, TX
$87,020
$41.84 an hour
19150 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$86,290
$41.49 an hour
20170 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$84,950
$40.84 an hour
21130 jobs
Laredo, TX
$84,600
$40.67 an hour
2290 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$83,450
$40.12 an hour
23120 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$82,690
$39.76 an hour
24150 jobs
Abilene, TX
$81,460
$39.17 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers | $123,180 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $133,040 |
| Electrical Engineers | $135,160 |
| Engineers, All Other | $132,130 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $132,290 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $136,160 |
Questions and answers
How much do civil engineers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $111,370 a year, and the median is $100,950. About 12,140 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $7,120 (7%) more than the Texas average of $104,250.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 3.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.56 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 17-2051. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.