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Annual wages · USD · May 2025

Electrical engineers in Houston

Salary area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Lower end of typical pay: $95,990
Median: $131,070
Upper end of typical pay: $164,240

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Reviewed October 2, 2026.

Engineering occupation wages in Houston

Annual wages in USD for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Occupation	Lower end of typical pay	Median	Upper end of typical pay
Aerospace Engineers	$101,990	$133,970	$167,600
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$77,030	$97,590	$126,090
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,420	$172,020	$217,550
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$73,580	$84,160	$120,600
Chemical Engineers	$126,290	$138,120	$178,720
Civil Engineers	$80,010	$100,950	$130,990
Electrical Engineers	$95,990	$131,070	$164,240
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$99,400	$129,630	$159,090
Engineers, All Other	$98,020	$130,270	$168,630
Industrial Engineers	$92,700	$111,690	$151,370
Mechanical Engineers	$99,080	$125,350	$164,640
Sales Engineers	$96,200	$127,800	$162,100
Software Developers	$101,190	$129,440	$159,450

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Official local coverage

U.S. figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 wage data. Each city uses the metropolitan or rural area covered by official salary data. Cities in the same area share the same estimates.

What the salary range means

The U.S. range covers the middle half of reported pay. About 25% earn below the lower amount and 25% earn above the upper amount. Half earn below the median and half above it. These are pay ranges, rather than junior or senior experience levels.

Occupation and currency matter

U.S. wage data uses broad occupation categories. Some recruiting specialties share a category. Toronto uses Job Bank low, median and high hourly wages in CAD for 2023–2024. Unpublished figures stay unfilled.