Mechanical Engineers Salary in Corpus Christi, TX

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Corpus Christi

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $160,490 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Corpus Christi earn between $95,620 and $153,070.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Corpus Christi

On the average salary of $124,680, a single filer in Corpus Christi takes home about $96,485 a year, or $8,040 a month and $3,711 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 Corpus Christi a good place for mechanical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Corpus Christi area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $124,680 buys what about $134,540 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Corpus Christi ($45,350). A typical home costs $225,070, or 1.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Texas cities

Corpus Christi ranks 4th of 23 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($136,650).

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,920).

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• Petroleum Engineers$162,190 a year
• Chemical Engineers$132,960 a year
• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$131,070 a year
• Environmental Engineers$126,630 a year
• Electrical Engineers$124,590 a year
• Industrial Engineers$123,400 a year
• Aerospace Engineers$120,130 a year
• Engineers, All Other$111,800 a year

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