Civil Engineers salary in Amarillo, TX

Median pay for civil engineers in Amarillo, TX: $64,740/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $48,680 – $109,360 · about 130 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($88,630) by −$23,890 (-27%).

What it's really worth in Amarillo

With Amarillo's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $64,740 has the buying power of about $70,851 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,147 · median home $219,904 · median rent $1,293/mo.

Full Amarillo cost of living & taxes →

How Amarillo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Amarillo, TX is 185th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Amarillo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 185th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Amarillo sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Amarillo

A median home in Amarillo, TX costs $219,904 — about 3.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,293/mo works out at 24% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Amarillo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Amarillo	Rent vs Amarillo
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+94%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+89%	2.5×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+84%	2.8×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+70%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Amarillo	Rent vs Amarillo
Austin, TX	$93,370	+44%	1.3×
Dallas, TX	$92,240	+42%	1.3×
Houston, TX	$87,330	+35%	1.3×
Corpus Christi, TX	$86,960	+34%	1.1×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires civil engineers around Amarillo

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Tyson Foods Inc. · Manufacturing
• Pantex · Manufacturing

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