SOC 17-3029 · Waco, TX metro

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary in Waco, TX

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Waco, Texas is $71,320 a year ($34.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $72,500: half of the 70 people in this job in the Waco, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($80,960).

$71,320average per year

$34.29 / hourMedian $72,500Take-home ≈ $59,004

  • $47K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $72KMedian
  • $92K75th
  • $107K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#6 of 14Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $107,010 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Waco earn between $49,180 and $92,160.

  • $47K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $72KMedian
  • $92K75th
  • $107K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,320$5,943$34.29
Median$72,500$6,042$34.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,180$4,098$23.64
Experienced (75th percentile)$92,160$7,680$44.31

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay in Waco vs. Texas and the U.S.

Other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Waco earn 5% less than the Texas average ($75,100) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($80,960). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $78,350.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Waco$71,320$72,500$46,530$107,01070
Texas$75,100$73,860$38,720$113,0507,110
United States$80,960$78,350$47,030$118,33059,930

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Waco

On the average salary of $71,320, a single filer in Waco takes home about $59,004 a year, or $4,917 a month and $2,269 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Waco a good place for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waco area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $71,320 buys what about $77,061 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Waco ranks 6th of 14 Texas metro areas for this job; Corpus Christi pays the most ($79,980).

All Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,690).

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Waco: questions

How much do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) make an hour in Waco?

$34.29 an hour on average, and $34.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) salary in Waco?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,530 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) take-home pay in Waco?

About $59,004 a year ($4,917 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,320. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) earn more in Waco than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($80,960).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3029; area Waco, TX (47380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.34, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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