SOC 17-3029 · Area 4800005 · May 2025
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $52,570 | $25.27 |
| 25th percentile | $52,570 | $25.27 |
| Median | $62,450 | $30.02 |
| 75th percentile | $89,050 | $42.81 |
| 90th percentile | $95,040 | $45.69 |
| Average | $72,140 | $34.69 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: Not available. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $52,570 to $89,050 in 2025, a span of $36,480.
The area median is $11,410 (15.4%) below Texas's $73,860 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 19 other published areas
- This area's median is $3,990 (6.8%) above the $58,460 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $2,970 (5.0%) above the $59,480 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $2,960 (5.0%) above the $59,490 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $120 (0.2%) above the $62,330 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $460 (0.7%) below the $62,910 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $680 (1.1%) below the $63,130 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $2,380 (3.7%) below the $64,830 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,420 (3.7%) below the $64,870 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $4,460 (6.7%) below the $66,910 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $4,750 (7.1%) below the $67,200 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $8,700 (12.2%) below the $71,150 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $9,480 (13.2%) below the $71,930 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $10,050 (13.9%) below the $72,500 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $10,130 (14.0%) below the $72,580 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $11,450 (15.5%) below the $73,900 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $13,040 (17.3%) below the $75,490 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $13,670 (18.0%) below the $76,120 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $14,620 (19.0%) below the $77,070 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $17,920 (22.3%) below the $80,370 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
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Which counties share this estimate?
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