SOC 17-3029 · Longview, TX metro

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

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Longview, Texas is $58,570 a year ($28.16 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,460: half of the 170 people in this job in the Longview, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 27% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

$58,570average per year

$28.16 / hourMedian $58,460Take-home ≈ $49,241

  • $39K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

170people in this job
-27%vs U.S. metro average
#13 of 14Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,510 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Longview earn between $49,610 and $66,770.

  • $39K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,570$4,881$28.16
Median$58,460$4,872$28.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,610$4,134$23.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,770$5,564$32.10

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

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

On the average salary of $58,570, a single filer in Longview takes home about $49,241 a year, or $4,103 a month and $1,894 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Longview a good place for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $58,570 buys what about $65,452 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Longview ranks 13th of 14 Texas metro areas for this job; Corpus Christi pays the most ($79,980).

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 Longview: questions

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

$28.16 an hour on average, and $28.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,520 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,610, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $49,241 a year ($4,103 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,570. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 27% less than 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 Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
  • 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 3.81, this job is 3.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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