Mechanical Engineers salary in Beaumont, TX

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Beaumont, TX: $121,470/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $66,970 – $158,990 · about 450 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($95,605) by +$25,865 (+27%).

What it's really worth in Beaumont

With Beaumont's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $121,470 has the buying power of about $133,792 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,427 · median home $185,608 · median rent $1,332/mo.

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How Beaumont ranks for this job

On raw pay, Beaumont, TX is 8th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Beaumont's cost of living is applied, it ranks 5th.

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

What that salary buys in Beaumont

A median home in Beaumont, TX costs $185,608 — about 1.5× 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 $1,332/mo works out at 13% 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 Beaumont.

Metro	Median pay	vs Beaumont	Rent vs Beaumont
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+26%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+13%	2.4×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+10%	1.1×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+8%	1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Beaumont	Rent vs Beaumont
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+8%	1×
Corpus Christi, TX	$119,770	−1%	1.1×
Houston, TX	$119,550	−2%	1.2×
Austin, TX	$102,370	−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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