Industrial Engineers pay range in Houston
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $73,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $174,320 or more. The middle half of industrial engineers in Houston earn between $92,700 and $151,370.
- $74K10th
- $93K25th
- $112KMedian
- $151K75th
- $174K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $123,180 | $10,265 | $59.22 |
| Median | $111,690 | $9,308 | $53.70 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $92,700 | $7,725 | $44.57 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $151,370 | $12,614 | $72.77 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Industrial Engineers salary after taxes in Houston
On the average salary of $123,180, a single filer in Houston takes home about $95,460 a year, or $7,955 a month and $3,672 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.
Is Houston a good place for industrial engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $123,180 buys what about $124,892 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Industrial Engineers salary in other Texas cities
Houston ranks 4th of 23 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($151,520).
- Midland$151,520
- Beaumont$125,640
- Corpus Christi$123,400
- Houston$123,180
- Austin$115,630
- Dallas$114,160
- Odessa$112,670
- San Antonio$105,840
- Sherman$105,810
- Tyler$104,260
Highest-paying cities for industrial engineers
Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,380).
- Anchorage, AK$169,380
- Midland, TX$151,520
- San Jose, CA$145,190
- Lexington Park, MD$141,280
- Charleston, WV$140,560
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Industrial Engineers salary in Houston: questions
How much do industrial engineers make an hour in Houston?
$59.22 an hour on average, and $53.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level industrial engineers salary in Houston?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $73,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $92,700, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the industrial engineers take-home pay in Houston?
About $95,460 a year ($7,955 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $123,180. Texas has no state income tax.
Do industrial engineers earn more in Houston than elsewhere?
The average here is 11% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($111,166).
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 17-2112; area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (26420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
- 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 1.11, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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