Entry-level Engineering Professor salary in College Station, TX

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Engineering

Median salary$112,756
Middle 50%$105.4k–$129k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $113,602
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,802 and $137,515.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,901
25th$105,425
50th (median)$112,756
75th$129,000
90th$131,120

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2021: median $101,238 (10 filings) FY2023: median $103,887 (25 filings) FY2024: median $108,027 (23 filings) FY2025: median $110,250 (21 filings) FY2026: median $129,000 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 25
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––7
FY2021$101,238$93,008$104,92310
FY2022–––9
FY2023$103,887$85,500$117,00025
FY2024$108,027$91,404$119,86523
FY2025$110,250$92,007$113,01221
FY2026$129,000$114,768$131,12015

Cost of living

College Station's median entry-level Engineering Professor salary of $112,756 is worth about $124,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; College Station = 91.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in the College Station, TX area earned a median of $129,110 in May 2025 (1,160 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,756, 13% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Texas A&M University$112,75636

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $112,756 36
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$59,990$112,75636

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.