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Design Engineer salary in Texas

A real-employer view of Design Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Design Engineer in Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $88,002. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry5$70,500
Level II — qualified6$85,000
Level III — experienced4$112,500
Level IV — fully competent2$177,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Design Engineer in Texas. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Fluor Enterprises, Inc.Design Engineer IV3$154,000
KCI Technologies Inc.Design Engineer2$84,853
STEEL TECH STRUCTURE LLCDesign Engineer2$72,230
DeShazo Group, Inc.Design Engineer 12$73,081
Tomarco Contractor Specialties, IncSenior Design Engineer2$105,000
DaRam Engineers, Inc.Design Engineer1$70,500
ELITE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTIONS LLCDesign Engineer1$82,000
AG&E Associates, PLLCDesign Engineer1$88,000
Sabre Communications CorpDesign Engineer1$90,000
Bennett & Pless, IncDesign Engineer1$120,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Design Engineer at KCI Technologies Inc.
    $88,005
    DallasDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25307-359240
  • Design Engineer at DaRam Engineers, Inc.
    $70,500
    HoustonWage Level IDecided Jun 27, 2025I-200-25171-117136
  • Design Engineer at ELITE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTIONS LLC
    $82,000
    DallasWage Level IIDecided Jun 26, 2025I-200-25171-114123
  • Design Engineer at AG&E Associates, PLLC
    $88,000
    HoustonWage Level IIDecided Jun 20, 2025I-200-25163-084790
  • Design Engineer at Sabre Communications Corp
    $90,000
    AlvaradoWage Level IIDecided May 28, 2025I-200-25140-996831
  • Design Engineer at Bennett & Pless, Inc
    $120,000
    MckinneyWage Level IIIDecided May 27, 2025I-200-25139-992316
  • Design Engineer IV at Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
    $154,000
    HoustonWage Level IVDecided May 27, 2025I-200-25140-993817
  • Design Engineer at STEEL TECH STRUCTURE LLC
    $80,000
    LewisvilleWage Level IDecided May 16, 2025I-200-25129-959308

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.