How much do Marine Engineers and Naval Architects make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, the published 10th percentile is $93,180 and the 90th percentile is $241,700. The difference is $148,520, which is 103.1% 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 $119,270 to the 75th at $187,140, covers $67,870.

The mean annual wage is $152,500, which sits above the median of $144,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 28.4% higher than the national median of $112,230 for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $146,123, which is 30.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% lower than the Texas median of $152,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $144,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marine Engineers and Naval Architects at $146,123 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.