Houston vs. New York
Civil Engineers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 17-2051
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
New York's median is 6.3% higher — but after local prices, the advantage flips: a median salary goes further in Houston.
Houston's median $100,950 buys $102,400 at national prices (price parity 98.6); New York's $107,330 buys $95,400 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Houston.
| Houston | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 12,140 | 15,590 | +28.4% |
| 10th percentile | $67,250 | $78,250 | +16.4% |
| 25th percentile | $80,010 | $88,710 | +10.9% |
| Median | $100,950 | $107,330 | +6.3% |
| 75th percentile | $130,990 | $143,310 | +9.4% |
| 90th percentile | $168,240 | $176,400 | +4.9% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Full pages
- Civil Engineers in Houston · Civil Engineers in New York
Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.