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Chemical Engineer Salary in Corpus Christi, Texas

The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Corpus Christi, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemical engineers in Corpus Christi is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chemical Engineers in Corpus Christi, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$101,230
25th Percentile Wage
$108,070
50th Percentile Wage
$119,960
75th Percentile Wage
$152,570
90th Percentile Wage
$170,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers in Corpus Christi, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $170,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $101,230.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$119,960
-6.72% 5.94%
2021
$128,020
3.64% -
2020
$123,360
4.36% -
2016
$117,980
7.67% -
2015
$108,930
-0.35% -
2014
$109,310
9.61% -
2013
$98,810
-14.20% -
2012
$112,840
- -

Table 2. Compare Chemical Engineer Salary in Corpus Christi with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,960 in Corpus Christi is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Corpus Christi is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 52.2 percent (52.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$136,090
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$133,680
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$128,650
Midland
$128,020
Fort Worth-Arlington
$126,360
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$125,820
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$122,850
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$122,160
Corpus Christi
$119,960
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$119,770
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$119,740
Longview
$112,290
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$102,280
Waco
$102,170
Victoria
$94,970
College Station-Bryan
$57,300

See also: Top paying jobs in Corpus Christi, Texas.