Civil Engineers salary in Waco, TX

Median pay for civil engineers in Waco, TX: $70,260/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $49,800 – $125,360 · about 170 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($88,630) by −$18,370 (-21%).

What it's really worth in Waco

With Waco's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $70,260 has the buying power of about $77,094 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,193 · median home $256,772 · median rent $1,404/mo.

Full Waco cost of living & taxes →

How Waco ranks for this job

On raw pay, Waco, TX is 180th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Waco's cost of living is applied, it ranks 179th.

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

What that salary buys in Waco

A median home in Waco, TX costs $256,772 — about 3.7× 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 $1,404/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 Waco.

Metro	Median pay	vs Waco	Rent vs Waco
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+79%	1.6×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+75%	2.3×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+70%	2.6×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+57%	1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Waco	Rent vs Waco
Austin, TX	$93,370	+33%	1.2×
Dallas, TX	$92,240	+31%	1.2×
Houston, TX	$87,330	+24%	1.2×
Corpus Christi, TX	$86,960	+24%	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 Waco

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Cargill Meat Solutions · Manufacturing
• Veterans Administration Medical Center · Government

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