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Engineer salary in Texas

A real-employer view of 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

Engineer in Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 56 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $94,009. 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 — entry12$78,600
Level II — qualified22$90,000
Level III — experienced7$126,000
Level IV — fully competent8$153,591

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.Engineer II20$90,000
NextDecade LNG LLCEngineer, Rotating Equipment2$175,000
Arup US, Inc.Engineer2$106,642
QUEST GLOBAL SERVICES- N.A., INC.Lead Engineer2$81,966
Mesquite Modules CorporationSr. Engineer I, Mechanical1$90,000
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLCENGINEER SR1$134,521
Niagara Bottling, LLCSr. Engineer1$114,067
Vitro Flat Glass LLCEngineer, Tank1$111,994
Rivian Automotive, LLCLead Engineer, Vehicle Architecture1$184,313
Spansion Fab 25 LLCSr Engineer, Manufacturing1$107,322

Recent sample filings

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

  • Engineer II at Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.
    $95,680
    AustinDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-460932
  • Sr. Engineer I, Mechanical at Mesquite Modules Corporation
    $90,000
    MesquiteDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25329-436644
  • ENGINEER SR at Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC
    $134,521
    SPRINGTOWNDecided Nov 20, 2025I-200-25317-405709
  • Sr. Engineer at Niagara Bottling, LLC
    $114,067
    McKinneyDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-386384
  • Engineer, Tank at Vitro Flat Glass LLC
    $111,994
    Wichita FallsWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-328688
  • Lead Engineer, Vehicle Architecture at Rivian Automotive, LLC
    $184,313
    AustinWage Level IIIDecided Sep 17, 2025I-200-25253-300216
  • Sr Engineer, Manufacturing at Spansion Fab 25 LLC
    $107,322
    AustinWage Level IIDecided Aug 14, 2025I-200-25219-227564
  • Engineer at American Airlines, Inc.
    $93,018
    Fort WorthWage Level IIDecided Aug 6, 2025I-200-25211-210616

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.