SOC 17-3029 · Corpus Christi, TX metro

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary in Corpus Christi, TX

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Corpus Christi, Texas is $79,980 a year ($38.45 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $77,070: half of the 90 people in this job in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

$79,980average per year

$38.45 / hourMedian $77,070Take-home ≈ $65,096

  • $45K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $77KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $110K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 14Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Corpus Christi

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $109,820 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Corpus Christi earn between $63,200 and $94,100.

  • $45K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $77KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $110K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$79,980$6,665$38.45
Median$77,070$6,422$37.05
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,200$5,267$30.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$94,100$7,842$45.24

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Corpus Christi

On the average salary of $79,980, a single filer in Corpus Christi takes home about $65,096 a year, or $5,425 a month and $2,504 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Corpus Christi a good place for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Corpus Christi area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $79,980 buys what about $86,305 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Corpus Christi ($45,350). A typical home costs $225,070, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $79,980 is worth in another city

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Corpus Christi ranks 1st of 14 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,690).

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Corpus Christi: questions

How much do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) make an hour in Corpus Christi?

$38.45 an hour on average, and $37.06 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) salary in Corpus Christi?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) take-home pay in Corpus Christi?

About $65,096 a year ($5,425 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $79,980. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) earn more in Corpus Christi than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3029; area Corpus Christi, TX (18580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.22, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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