SOC 17-2081 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro

Environmental Engineers Salary in Beaumont, TX

The average salary for environmental engineers in Beaumont, Texas is $135,550 a year ($65.17 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $135,240: half of the 80 people in this job in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($114,265).

$135,550average per year

$65.17 / hourMedian $135,240Take-home ≈ $103,914

  • $82K10th
  • $106K25th
  • $135KMedian
  • $165K75th
  • $170K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
+19%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 7Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Engineers pay range in Beaumont

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $82,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $170,130 or more. The middle half of environmental engineers in Beaumont earn between $106,400 and $164,820.

  • $82K10th
  • $106K25th
  • $135KMedian
  • $165K75th
  • $170K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$135,550$11,296$65.17
Median$135,240$11,270$65.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$106,400$8,867$51.15
Experienced (75th percentile)$164,820$13,735$79.24

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

Environmental Engineers salary after taxes in Beaumont

On the average salary of $135,550, a single filer in Beaumont takes home about $103,914 a year, or $8,660 a month and $3,997 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 Beaumont a good place for environmental engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Beaumont area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $135,550 buys what about $150,534 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Beaumont ($48,630). A typical home costs $185,608, or 1.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Engineers salary in other Texas cities

Beaumont ranks 1st of 7 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Environmental Engineers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for environmental engineers

Baton Rouge, LA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($144,100).

Environmental Engineers salary by city

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Environmental Engineers salary in Beaumont: questions

How much do environmental engineers make an hour in Beaumont?

$65.17 an hour on average, and $65.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level environmental engineers salary in Beaumont?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $82,170 a year and the 25th percentile is $106,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the environmental engineers take-home pay in Beaumont?

About $103,914 a year ($8,660 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $135,550. Texas has no state income tax.

Do environmental engineers earn more in Beaumont than elsewhere?

The average here is 19% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($114,265).

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 17-2081; area Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (13140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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 2.03, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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