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Chemical Engineers salary in Texas

The median chemical engineers in Texas earns $132,750 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,500 a month.

10th percentile
$86,920
25th percentile
$106,910
Median percentile
$132,750
75th percentile
$167,750
90th percentile
$210,460

Based on 2,610 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

$102,001 take-home a year
Gross pay$132,750
Federal income tax−$20,594
Social Security + Medicare−$10,155
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,500
Every two weeks$3,923

Does it go far here?

$136,775Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

All chemical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas