Civil Engineers salary in Laredo, TX

Median pay for civil engineers in Laredo, TX: $76,190/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $55,180 – $111,350 · about 140 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($88,630) by −$12,440 (-14%).

What it's really worth in Laredo

With Laredo's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $76,190 has the buying power of about $86,265 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,984 · median home $218,391 · median rent $1,369/mo.

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How Laredo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Laredo, TX is 176th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Laredo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 146th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Laredo is one of the places where civil engineers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Laredo

A median home in Laredo, TX costs $218,391 — 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 $1,369/mo works out at 22% 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 Laredo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Laredo	Rent vs Laredo
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+65%	1.7×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+61%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+57%	2.6×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+45%	1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Laredo	Rent vs Laredo
Austin, TX	$93,370	+23%	1.2×
Dallas, TX	$92,240	+21%	1.2×
Houston, TX	$87,330	+15%	1.2×
Corpus Christi, TX	$86,960	+14%	1×

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

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