Civil Engineers salary in Longview, TX

Median pay for civil engineers in Longview, TX: $74,900/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $50,020 – $140,710 · about 120 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($88,630) by −$13,730 (-15%).

What it's really worth in Longview

With Longview's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $74,900 has the buying power of about $84,185 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,910 · median home $220,865 · median rent $1,203/mo.

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How Longview ranks for this job

On raw pay, Longview, TX is 178th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Longview's cost of living is applied, it ranks 163rd.

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

What that salary buys in Longview

A median home in Longview, TX costs $220,865 — about 2.9× 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 $1,203/mo works out at 19% 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 Longview.

Metro	Median pay	vs Longview	Rent vs Longview
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+68%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+64%	2.7×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+59%	3×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+47%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Longview	Rent vs Longview
Austin, TX	$93,370	+25%	1.4×
Dallas, TX	$92,240	+23%	1.4×
Houston, TX	$87,330	+17%	1.4×
Corpus Christi, TX	$86,960	+16%	1.2×

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

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