Mechanical Engineers salary in Lubbock, TX

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Lubbock, TX: $79,260/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,390 – $126,090 · about 60 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($95,605) by −$16,345 (-17%).

What it's really worth in Lubbock

With Lubbock's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $79,260 has the buying power of about $87,108 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $61,535 · median home $213,766 · median rent $1,420/mo.

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How Lubbock ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lubbock, TX is 167th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Lubbock's cost of living is applied, it ranks 156th.

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

What that salary buys in Lubbock

A median home in Lubbock, TX costs $213,766 — about 2.7× 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 $1,420/mo works out at 21% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where mechanical engineers earn more

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

Metro	Median pay	vs Lubbock	Rent vs Lubbock
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+94%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+73%	2.3×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+69%	1.1×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+65%	1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Lubbock	Rent vs Lubbock
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+65%	1×
Beaumont, TX	$121,470	+53%	0.9×
Corpus Christi, TX	$119,770	+51%	1×
Houston, TX	$119,550	+51%	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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