National » Mechanical Engineers » San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

Mechanical Engineer Salary in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas

The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineers in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 Mechanical Engineers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,000
25th Percentile Wage
$73,090
50th Percentile Wage
$92,060
75th Percentile Wage
$117,580
90th Percentile Wage
$138,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,000.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$92,060
-3.35% 17.42%
2021
$95,140
4.97% -
2020
$90,410
6.59% -
2019
$84,450
-7.91% -
2018
$91,130
5.63% -
2017
$86,000
-1.19% -
2016
$87,020
12.68% -
2015
$75,990
4.71% -
2014
$72,410
-1.49% -
2013
$73,490
-3.44% -
2012
$76,020
- -

Table 2. Compare Mechanical Engineer Salary in San Antonio-New Braunfels with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,060 in San Antonio-New Braunfels is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in San Antonio-New Braunfels is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Tyler and 28.2 percent (28.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Tyler
$122,260
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$117,830
Midland
$106,690
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$104,440
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$100,170
Victoria
$99,830
Corpus Christi
$99,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$98,940
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$96,630
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$95,430
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$93,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$92,060
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$91,840
Texarkana-Texarkana
$90,790
Odessa
$90,140
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$90,060
Sherman-Denison
$88,220
Amarillo
$83,340
Fort Worth-Arlington
$81,910
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$81,650
San Angelo
$80,930
Brownsville-Harlingen
$80,820
Wichita Falls
$80,510
Longview
$80,510
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$78,560
Abilene
$78,030
College Station-Bryan
$77,030
Waco
$76,870
Lubbock
$75,740
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$75,440
El Paso
$66,140

See also: Top paying jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas.