Mechanical Engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Employers filed 236 applications covering 255 positions for this role here, at a median of $115,000 a year. 160 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Mechanical Engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

Level	Who it is for	A year
Level I	Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision	$82,680
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$106,850
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$131,040
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$155,210

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Schlumberger Technology Corporation	Level I	6	6	$94,627
OneSubsea LLC	Level I	5	5	$86,060
Schlumberger Technology Corporation	Level II	5	5	$134,550
Colonial Staffing Group, Inc	Level I	4	4	$87,360
Wood Group USA, Inc.	Level IV	4	4	$164,122
Apave America Inc.	Level II	3	3	$106,850
ConocoPhillips Company	Level IV	3	3	$185,688
Gas Chromatography Systems Maxum LLC	Level II	3	3	$121,513
Accelleron US Inc	Level I	2	2	$82,680
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$82,680
Bechtel Energy Inc.	Level III	2	2	$151,344
Bechtel Manufacturing & Technology, Inc.	Level IV	2	2	$172,089
Brask Inc. - Neela	Level I	2	2	$82,680
Cameron International Corporation	Level I	2	2	$93,100
Carbon Clean USA	Level II	2	2	$111,560
Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, L.P.	Level I	2	2	$88,284
Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, L.P.	Level II	2	2	$112,130
Elliott Company	Level II	2	2	$114,900
Halliburton Technology Partners, LLC	Level I	2	2	$95,930
INFOSYS LIMITED	Level II	2	2	$106,850
Jindal Pipe USA Inc.	Level I	2	2	$83,559
Linde Engineering North America LLC	Level IV	2	2	$158,242
McDermott, Inc.	Level IV	2	2	$196,224
National Oilwell Varco, L..P	Level I	2	2	$90,347
NextRise USA, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$84,000
OneSubsea LLC	Level II	2	2	$115,225
PII North America LLC	Level IV	2	2	$200,070
QUEST GLOBAL SERVICES- N.A., INC.	Level I	2	2	$85,840
Reactor Eye, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$111,000
Smith International, LLC	Level II	2	2	$114,738
SRI Energy Inc.	Level II	2	2	$121,000
TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC	Level II	2	2	$106,850
Technip Energies USA, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$89,944
Technosoft Engineering, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$82,700
Tesla, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$125,000
Transamerican Power Products, Inc. (TAPP, Inc.)	Level I	2	2	$84,275
TW Mechanical LLC	Level I	2	2	$82,682
Wood Group USA, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$107,000
AGILEITSERVICE LLC.	Level II	1	1	$116,480
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$155,210
Alfa Laval Inc.	Level II	1	1	$106,850
ANSYS, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$155,210
Apave America Inc.	Level I	1	1	$82,680
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$132,748
Aramco Americas Company	Level III	1	1	$135,000
AUDUBON COMPANIES LLC	Level II	1	1	$125,840
AUDUBON COMPANIES LLC	Level IV	1	1	$160,000
Austin Elements Inc.	Level I	1	1	$82,680
Bad Ass Band Saws	Level IV	1	1	$155,230
Baker Hughes Company	Level II	1	1	$114,698
Baker Hughes Company	Level IV	1	1	$200,070
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC	Level II	1	1	$114,698
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC	Level IV	1	1	$164,600
Bechtel Energy Inc.	Level II	1	1	$146,928
Bechtel Energy Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$195,084
Black & Veatch Corporation	Level IV	1	1	$155,210
BOT AUTO CA INC	Level IV	1	1	$180,000
BRIGHTCREW LLC	Level I	1	1	$84,000
Burroughs Inc.	Level I	1	1	$105,000
C-B Gear & Machine, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$90,000
Caterpillar Inc	Level II	1	1	$106,850
Cloverleaf EmployeeCo LLC	Level I	1	1	$82,680
Colonial Staffing Group Inc	Level II	1	1	$106,850
COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC	Level II	1	1	$107,000
Convergent Science, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$133,100
Cooper Machinery Services, LLC	Level II	1	1	$125,000
DNV Business Assurance USA, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$141,934
DXP Enterprises, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$110,000
Dynamic Robotics INC	Level I	1	1	$92,300
EDP Renewables North America LLC	Level IV	1	1	$155,210
E.J. Reynolds Company	Level I	1	1	$82,680
Enerflex Energy Systems Inc.	Level III	1	1	$131,040
Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.	Level IV	1	1	$210,567
ENSISINFO INC	Level III	1	1	$131,040
Everllence USA Inc.	Level III	1	1	$143,125
Ferrovial Webber Energy, LLC	Level I	1	1	$85,000
FlexSteel USA, LLC	Level III	1	1	$137,000
Flowserve US Company	Level II	1	1	$106,850
Fluence Energy, LLC	Level IV	1	1	$200,000
FMC Technologies, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$133,000
FRONTIER INTERNATIONAL, LLC	Level I	1	1	$82,680
GE VERNOVA ELECTRIFICATION SOFTWARE HOLDINGS LLC	Level IV	1	1	$173,113
GEOENGINEERS, INC.	Level IV	1	1	$155,210
Geon Performance Solutions, LLC	Level I	1	1	$82,680
GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION	Level II	1	1	$122,414
Giga Energy Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$260,000
Global Economic Advantage Inc.	Level I	1	1	$82,680
Grace Instrument Technologies Inc.	Level III	1	1	$150,176
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$127,198
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$160,000
Hargrove & Associates, Inc	Level IV	1	1	$159,966
HP Inc.	Level IV	1	20	$155,210
INEOS Styrolution America LLC	Level II	1	1	$144,000
INFOSYS LIMITED	Level III	1	1	$131,040
INNIO JENBACHER NORTH AMERICA LLC	Level III	1	1	$179,000
INTELLECTT, INC.	Level I	1	1	$91,520
ITC INFOTECH (USA), INC.	Level I	1	1	$87,631
Jindal Pipe USA Inc	Level II	1	1	$109,918
JSW Steel USA, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$82,680
KALSI ENGINEERING, INC.	Level II	1	1	$126,300

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.