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Architectural and Engineering Managers salary in Houston, TX

The median architectural and engineering managers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $172,020 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,737 a month.

10th percentile
$124,910
25th percentile
$155,420
Median percentile
$172,020
75th percentile
$217,550
90th percentile
$285,950

Based on 5,330 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

$128,842 take-home a year
Gross pay$172,020
Federal income tax−$30,019
Social Security + Medicare−$13,160
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$10,737
Every two weeks$4,955

Does it go far here?

$174,411Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
13%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 architectural and engineering managers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas