Industrial Engineers pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$123,180avg. a year
$59.22 an hour · 8,620 employed
Industrial Engineers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $123,180 a year. That is $8,340 (7%) more than the Texas average of $114,840. The U.S. average is $109,900.
$111,690Median pay
$59.22Average hourly
+7%vs. Texas average
8,620Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for industrial engineers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 22.
1320 jobs
Midland, TX
$151,520
$72.84 an hour
2710 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$125,640
$60.40 an hour
3350 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$123,400
$59.33 an hour
43,440 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$115,630
$55.59 an hour
510,680 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$114,160
$54.88 an hour
690 jobs
Odessa, TX
$112,670
$54.17 an hour
71,670 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$105,840
$50.88 an hour
8170 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$105,810
$50.87 an hour
980 jobs
Tyler, TX
$104,260
$50.13 an hour
1050 jobs
Victoria, TX
$101,000
$48.56 an hour
11250 jobs
Waco, TX
$100,230
$48.19 an hour
12230 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$99,470
$47.82 an hour
13200 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$98,380
$47.30 an hour
14110 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$96,080
$46.19 an hour
1540 jobs
Abilene, TX
$95,480
$45.90 an hour
1690 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$94,570
$45.47 an hour
17210 jobs
Longview, TX
$94,080
$45.23 an hour
18130 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$92,120
$44.29 an hour
19410 jobs
El Paso, TX
$89,950
$43.25 an hour
2070 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$89,700
$43.13 an hour
21260 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$76,500
$36.78 an hour
22200 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$76,470
$36.77 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 |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineers | $111,370 |
| 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 industrial engineers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $123,180 a year, and the median is $111,690. About 8,620 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $8,340 (7%) more than the Texas average of $114,840.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.11 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 17-2112. 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.