Mechanical Engineers salary in San Antonio, TX

Median pay for mechanical engineers in San Antonio, TX: $99,130/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $62,220 – $152,390 · about 1,090 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($95,605) by +$3,525 (+4%).

What it's really worth in San Antonio

With San Antonio's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $99,130 has the buying power of about $105,091 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $70,910 · median home $280,297 · median rent $1,404/mo.

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How San Antonio ranks for this job

On raw pay, San Antonio, TX is 66th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once San Antonio's cost of living is applied, it ranks 45th.

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

What that salary buys in San Antonio

A median home in San Antonio, TX costs $280,297 — about 2.8× 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 17% 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 San Antonio.

Metro	Median pay	vs San Antonio	Rent vs San Antonio
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+55%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+38%	2.3×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+35%	1.1×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+32%	1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs San Antonio	Rent vs San Antonio
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+32%	1×
Beaumont, TX	$121,470	+23%	0.9×
Corpus Christi, TX	$119,770	+21%	1×
Houston, TX	$119,550	+21%	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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