Industrial Engineer salary in San Antonio, TX

Based on 58 certified H-1B filings in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes New Braunfels, Schertz, Elmendorf, Garden Ridge, Seguin.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$105,778
Middle 50%$87.9k–$120.6k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $108,706
Filings58FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,406 and $152,150.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,881
25th$87,875
50th (median)$105,778
75th$120,640
90th$142,031

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $95k $130k FY2020: median $66,936 (36 filings) FY2021: median $82,800 (22 filings) FY2022: median $78,478 (19 filings) FY2023: median $96,200 (39 filings) FY2024: median $76,763 (20 filings) FY2025: median $119,517 (29 filings) FY2026: median $102,000 (29 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 36 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 39 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 29 filings FY25 FY2026: 29 filings FY26 39
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$66,936$66,144$81,25036
FY2021$82,800$77,250$97,42322
FY2022$78,478$66,632$92,39519
FY2023$96,200$79,201$113,36039
FY2024$76,763$69,088$93,08920
FY2025$119,517$87,818$120,64029
FY2026$102,000$88,046$121,30629

Cost of living

San Antonio's median Industrial Engineer salary of $105,778 is worth about $111,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Antonio = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the San Antonio, TX area earned a median of $99,110 in May 2025 (1,670 employed). The H-1B median here is $105,778, 7% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Avanzar Interior Technologiestoo few7
AUMOVIO Autonomous Mobility US, LLC f/k/a Continental Autonomous Mobilitytoo few3
Caresoft Global Technologiestoo few3
Caterpillartoo few3
Cisco Systemstoo few3
International Motorstoo few3
Microsofttoo few3
Rockwell Automationtoo few3
Surlean Meat Companytoo few3
Vakula Technologiestoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,800 11
Mid-level · Level II $90,014 20
Senior · Level III $126,088 10
Expert · Level IV $120,640 17

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$71,968$72,80011
Mid-level · Level II$88,046$90,01420
Senior · Level III$104,666$126,08810
Expert · Level IV$119,517$120,64017

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.