SOC 17-3029 · Wichita Falls, TX metro

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

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Wichita Falls, Texas is $64,290 a year ($30.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,330: half of the 50 people in this job in the Wichita Falls, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

$64,290average per year

$30.91 / hourMedian $62,330Take-home ≈ $53,837

  • $40K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $96K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-20%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 14Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Wichita Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,530 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Wichita Falls earn between $45,400 and $80,980.

  • $40K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $96K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,290$5,358$30.91
Median$62,330$5,194$29.97
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,400$3,783$21.83
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,980$6,748$38.93

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

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

On the average salary of $64,290, a single filer in Wichita Falls takes home about $53,837 a year, or $4,486 a month and $2,071 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 Wichita Falls a good place for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wichita Falls area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $64,290 buys what about $71,822 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Wichita Falls ($43,210). A typical home costs $178,786, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Wichita Falls ranks 11th 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 Wichita Falls: questions

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

$30.91 an hour on average, and $29.97 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,280 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $53,837 a year ($4,486 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,290. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 20% 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 Wichita Falls, TX (48660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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 2.34, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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