SOC 17-2199 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Engineers, All Other make in Midland, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engineers, All Other in Midland, TX is $104,840. The 10th percentile is $102,210 and the 90th percentile is $169,980. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$104,840

10th percentile
$102,210
25th percentile
$104,840
Median
$104,840
75th percentile
$111,880
90th percentile
$169,980
Mean
$120,120

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A U.S. Air Force firefighter standing beside a fire truck
Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Engineers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $102,210 and the 90th percentile is $169,980. The difference is $67,770, which is 64.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $104,840 to the 75th at $111,880, covers $7,040.

The mean annual wage is $120,120, which sits above the median of $104,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Midland, TX median is 14.7% lower than the national median of $122,930 for Engineers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,456, which is 11% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.5% lower than the Texas median of $115,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Midland, TX is 95.783, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $104,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineers, All Other at $109,456 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engineers, All Other. Midland, TX ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Odessa, TX is 36 miles away, with a median of $100,600 and employment of 40. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,140, against $109,456 here.
  • Lubbock, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $86,240 and employment of 40. That median is 17.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,440, against $109,456 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Midland, TX · Engineers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Engineers, All Other make in Midland, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engineers, All Other in Midland, TX is $104,840. The 10th percentile is $102,210 and the 90th percentile is $169,980.

How does that compare with the national median for Engineers, All Other?

The local median is 14.7% lower than the national median of $122,930.

What is Engineers, All Other pay in Midland, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Midland, TX is 95.783, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $104,840 is $109,456. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Midland, TX compare with nearby metros for Engineers, All Other?

Odessa, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $100,600. Midland, TX ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.