Mechanical Engineers Salary in Lubbock, TX

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $137,710 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Lubbock earn between $76,090 and $120,740.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $98,010, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $77,780 a year, or $6,482 a month and $2,992 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Is Lubbock a good place for mechanical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $98,010 buys what about $107,329 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 2.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 19th 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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