Mechanical Engineers Salary in Midland, TX

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Midland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $78,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $227,830 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Midland earn between $99,270 and $168,850.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Midland

On the average salary of $136,650, a single filer in Midland takes home about $104,666 a year, or $8,722 a month and $4,026 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 Midland a good place for mechanical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Midland area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.8), so the average $136,650 buys what about $142,666 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Midland ($54,480). A typical home costs $330,428, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Texas cities

Midland ranks 1st of 23 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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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• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$155,950 a year
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• Environmental Engineers$135,520 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$127,980 a year
• Engineers, All Other$120,120 a year
• Civil Engineers$116,500 a year

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