Environmental Engineers Salary — Corpus Christi, Texas
The average Environmental Engineers in Corpus Christi, Texas earns $126,630 a year.
$126,630/ year, mean
↑ 10.8% above national average57th percentile in Texas
Corpus Christi sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Texas — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's a solid premium over the national average for environmental engineers. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.
Cost of living93#134 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index2109#114 safest of 188 cities in this datasetPer 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value$225,070#152 priciest of 188 cities in this datasetSource: zillow_real
Median household income$65,801#131 highest of 188 cities in this datasetSource: Census Bureau ACS 5-year
Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone:
Corpus Christi ranks #134 for cost of living and #152 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.
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.
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.
