Engineering Jobs in Texas

Engineering hiring in Texas: the current picture

There are 2,909 engineering openings in Texas. Employers added at least 142 new engineering postings in Texas in the past week.

Hiring is concentrated: SpaceX alone accounts for roughly 12% of open roles, with Amazon.com Services and Samsung Electronics next in line. Austin has the deepest pool (975 openings), followed by Dallas (394) and Houston (223). Of postings that specify a schedule, 96% are full-time. 90 listings are remote-eligible — a small slice (3%) of the market.

Posted pay in Texas runs below the national mix for engineering work: 69% of salaried postings here advertise $100K or more, versus 76% nationwide. The median posted salary is about $123,000 here, compared with roughly $133,000 across all states.

For context beyond current listings: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the average annual wage for architecture and engineering occupations in Texas at $108,000 (median $99,000) as of May 2025. Posted salaries on new openings here currently run above that benchmark. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.