Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary — Houston, Texas

The average Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Houston, Texas earns $58,260 a year.

$58,260 / year, mean
↓ 12.9% below national average 100th percentile in Texas

Houston sits at the very top of the range for this role in Texas — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for environmental engineering technologists and technicians, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
670
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.5%
Cost of living 99 #69 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $308,306 #99 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,458 #49 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Houston ranks #69 for cost of living and #99 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $98,370 Seattle $94,410 San Francisco $89,400 Portland $87,340 Fresno $76,110 Pittsburgh $72,660 Baltimore $72,640 Indianapolis $72,310 New York $70,370 Los Angeles $68,720 Sacramento $65,850 San Diego $62,240 Riverside $61,940 Philadelphia $61,400 Trenton $59,920 Dover $59,710 Rochester $59,070 Richmond $58,570 Bakersfield $58,270 Houston $58,260 Albany $58,090 Lexington $57,580 Virginia Beach $57,300 San Antonio $56,950 Detroit $56,770 Austin $56,650 Chicago $56,590 Miami $54,750 Dallas $54,640 Jacksonville $54,490 Tampa $52,820 Louisville $50,420 Orlando $47,900
CityMean salaryvs. Houston
Albany, New York$58,090-0.3%
Austin, Texas$56,650-2.8%
Bakersfield, California$58,270+0.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$72,640+24.7%
Chicago, Illinois$56,590-2.9%
Dallas, Texas$54,640-6.2%
Detroit, Michigan$56,770-2.6%
Dover, Delaware$59,710+2.5%
Fresno, California$76,110+30.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$72,310+24.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$54,490-6.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$57,580-1.2%
Los Angeles, California$68,720+18.0%
Louisville, Kentucky$50,420-13.5%
Miami, Florida$54,750-6.0%
New York, New York$70,370+20.8%
Orlando, Florida$47,900-17.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$61,400+5.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$72,660+24.7%
Portland, Oregon$87,340+49.9%
Richmond, Virginia$58,570+0.5%
Riverside, California$61,940+6.3%
Rochester, New York$59,070+1.4%
Sacramento, California$65,850+13.0%
San Antonio, Texas$56,950-2.2%
San Diego, California$62,240+6.8%
San Francisco, California$89,400+53.5%
San Jose, California$98,370+68.8%
Seattle, Washington$94,410+62.0%
Tampa, Florida$52,820-9.3%
Trenton, New Jersey$59,920+2.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$57,300-1.6%
Gross salary
58,260/yr
Estimated take-home
48,992/yr
Est. total withheld
15.9%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-3025 SOC code
Official area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 26420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
PasadenaThe Woodlands
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
7,274,714