Paycheck Atlas

Environmental Engineers salary in Houston, TX

The median environmental engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $127,340 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,192 a month.

10th percentile
$78,120
25th percentile
$101,660
Median percentile
$127,340
75th percentile
$156,030
90th percentile
$181,910

Based on 690 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

$98,303 take-home a year
Gross pay$127,340
Federal income tax−$19,296
Social Security + Medicare−$9,742
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,192
Every two weeks$3,781

Does it go far here?

$129,110Median 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 environmental engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas