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Cost Engineer salary in Texas

A real-employer view of Cost 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

Cost Engineer in Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 4 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $80,844. 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 — entry2$51,688
Level IV — fully competent1$145,512

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
X & N VENTURES INCCost Engineer2$51,688
Sunland Group, Inc.Cost Engineer1$110,000
Bechtel Energy Inc.Senior Cost Engineer1$145,512

Recent sample filings

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

  • Cost Engineer at Sunland Group, Inc.
    $110,000
    AustinDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25309-376250
  • Cost Engineer at X & N VENTURES INC
    $51,688
    Fort WorthWage Level IDecided Aug 18, 2025I-200-25223-234383
  • Senior Cost Engineer at Bechtel Energy Inc.
    $145,512
    PortlandWage Level IVDecided May 27, 2025I-200-25139-993519
  • Cost Engineer at X & N VENTURES INC
    $51,688
    Fort WorthWage Level IDecided Aug 1, 2025I-200-25206-200029

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.