SOC 17-2141 · Area 31180 · May 2025
Mechanical Engineers
Lubbock, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $65,160 | $31.33 |
| 25th percentile | $76,090 | $36.58 |
| Median | $91,110 | $43.80 |
| 75th percentile | $120,740 | $58.05 |
| 90th percentile | $137,710 | $66.21 |
| Average | $98,010 | $47.12 |
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: 130. 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 $76,090 to $120,740 in 2025, a span of $44,650.
The area median is $21,300 (18.9%) below Texas's $112,410 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 28 other published areas
- This area's median is $15,180 (20.0%) above the $75,930 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $10,610 (13.2%) above the $80,500 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $7,350 (8.8%) above the $83,760 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $1,040 (1.2%) above the $90,070 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $320 (0.3%) below the $91,430 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $3,410 (3.6%) below the $94,520 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $4,600 (4.8%) below the $95,710 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $5,570 (5.8%) below the $96,680 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $5,680 (5.9%) below the $96,790 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,270 (7.4%) below the $98,380 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,720 (7.8%) below the $98,830 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $8,350 (8.4%) below the $99,460 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $9,120 (9.1%) below the $100,230 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $11,240 (11.0%) below the $102,350 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $13,510 (12.9%) below the $104,620 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $14,310 (13.6%) below the $105,420 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $14,650 (13.9%) below the $105,760 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $15,130 (14.2%) below the $106,240 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $15,220 (14.3%) below the $106,330 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $15,580 (14.6%) below the $106,690 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $17,050 (15.8%) below the $108,160 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $20,590 (18.4%) below the $111,700 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $20,740 (18.5%) below the $111,850 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $29,450 (24.4%) below the $120,560 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $31,170 (25.5%) below the $122,280 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $33,230 (26.7%) below the $124,340 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $34,090 (27.2%) below the $125,200 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $34,240 (27.3%) below the $125,350 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
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Which counties share this estimate?
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