SOC 17-2199 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Engineers, All Other Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for other engineers in Dallas, Texas is $116,570 a year ($56.04 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $110,010: half of the 2,720 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($126,739).

$116,570average per year

$56.04 / hourMedian $110,010Take-home ≈ $90,837

  • $61K10th
  • $83K25th
  • $110KMedian
  • $141K75th
  • $170K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

2,720people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#9 of 17Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineers, All Other pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $170,360 or more. The middle half of other engineers in Dallas earn between $82,760 and $140,930.

  • $61K10th
  • $83K25th
  • $110KMedian
  • $141K75th
  • $170K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$116,570$9,714$56.04
Median$110,010$9,168$52.89
Entry level (25th percentile)$82,760$6,897$39.79
Experienced (75th percentile)$140,930$11,744$67.75

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

Engineers, All Other salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $116,570, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $90,837 a year, or $7,570 a month and $3,494 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Dallas a good place for other engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $116,570 buys what about $113,076 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineers, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 9th of 17 Texas metro areas for this job; Amarillo pays the most ($132,210).

All Engineers, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($171,140).

Engineers, All Other salary by city

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Engineers, All Other salary in Dallas: questions

How much do other engineers make an hour in Dallas?

$56.04 an hour on average, and $52.89 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineers salary in Dallas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,540 a year and the 25th percentile is $82,760, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineers take-home pay in Dallas?

About $90,837 a year ($7,570 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $116,570. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other engineers earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($126,739).

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 17-2199; area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 0.68, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.68).

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