High paying engineering and architecture jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Every engineering and architecture occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single engineering and architecture job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX salary is worth about 1.01× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Employed

1Petroleum Engineers$169,870
Bachelor's degree
$89,990 – $288,5304,770
2Chemical Engineers$138,120
Bachelor's degree
$99,890 – $217,2601,510
3Aerospace Engineers$133,970
Bachelor's degree
$80,850 – $195,1901,890
4Electrical Engineers$131,070
Bachelor's degree
$77,170 – $207,9905,770
5Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$130,280
Bachelor's degree
$83,050 – $213,7901,400
6Engineers, All Other$130,270
Bachelor's degree
$63,700 – $195,1903,490
7Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$129,630
Bachelor's degree
$83,330 – $197,9401,380
8Mechanical Engineers$125,350
Bachelor's degree
$79,470 – $198,7308,310
9Industrial Engineers$111,690
Bachelor's degree
$73,840 – $174,3208,620
10Civil Engineers$100,950
Bachelor's degree
$67,250 – $168,24012,140
11Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$97,590
Bachelor's degree
$60,690 – $147,4702,360
12Mechanical Drafters$78,820
Associate's degree
$54,990 – $130,4901,300
13Calibration Technologists and Technicians$78,610
Associate's degree
$47,100 – $107,3001,930
14Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,190
Associate's degree
$45,650 – $126,5401,470
15Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$76,120
Associate's degree
$38,330 – $114,2502,860
16Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,410
Associate's degree
$39,410 – $112,4002,200
17Architectural and Civil Drafters$63,120
Associate's degree
$45,590 – $104,1704,130
18Surveyors$62,960
Bachelor's degree
$40,940 – $111,6101,960
19Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,040
Associate's degree
$42,840 – $101,9801,240
20Surveying and Mapping Technicians$49,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,040 – $77,8002,650

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree	$169,870	$89,990 – $288,530	4,770
2	Chemical EngineersBachelor's degree	$138,120	$99,890 – $217,260	1,510
3	Aerospace EngineersBachelor's degree	$133,970	$80,850 – $195,190	1,890
4	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$131,070	$77,170 – $207,990	5,770
5	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and InspectorsBachelor's degree	$130,280	$83,050 – $213,790	1,400
6	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$130,270	$63,700 – $195,190	3,490
7	Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree	$129,630	$83,330 – $197,940	1,380
8	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$125,350	$79,470 – $198,730	8,310
9	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$111,690	$73,840 – $174,320	8,620
10	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$100,950	$67,250 – $168,240	12,140
11	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$97,590	$60,690 – $147,470	2,360
12	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$78,820	$54,990 – $130,490	1,300
13	Calibration Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,610	$47,100 – $107,300	1,930
14	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,190	$45,650 – $126,540	1,470
15	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$76,120	$38,330 – $114,250	2,860
16	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,410	$39,410 – $112,400	2,200
17	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$63,120	$45,590 – $104,170	4,130
18	SurveyorsBachelor's degree	$62,960	$40,940 – $111,610	1,960
19	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,040	$42,840 – $101,980	1,240
20	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,570	$36,040 – $77,800	2,650

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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