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Aerospace Engineers salary in Houston, TX

The median aerospace engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $133,970 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,570 a month.

10th percentile
$80,850
25th percentile
$101,990
Median percentile
$133,970
75th percentile
$167,600
90th percentile
$195,190

Based on 1,890 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$102,834 take-home a year
Gross pay$133,970
Federal income tax−$20,887
Social Security + Medicare−$10,249
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,570
Every two weeks$3,955

Does it go far here?

$135,832Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

All aerospace engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas