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Chemical Engineer Salary in Waco, Texas

The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Waco, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical engineers in Waco 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 Waco, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$69,980
25th Percentile Wage
$85,820
50th Percentile Wage
$102,170
75th Percentile Wage
$141,520
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers in Waco, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $141,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,980.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$102,170
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$102,170
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Table 2. Compare Chemical Engineer Salary in Waco with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,170 in Waco is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Waco is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 43.9 percent (43.9%) 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 Waco, Texas.