How much does a Textile Engineer make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Textile Engineer in the United States is $67,803 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.
However, a Textile Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,139
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,824 to $76,354
Key Factors That Influence Textile Engineer Salaries
A Textile Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Textile Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Textile Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $85,520
San Francisco: $84,584
Oakland: $82,801
San Jose, CA$85,520
San Francisco, CA$84,584
Oakland, CA$82,801
New York, NY$78,068
Paramus, NJ$77,119
Queens Village, NY$77,115
Passaic, NJ$77,051
Bergenfield, NJ$77,045
Stamford, CT$76,895
Huntington, NY$76,868
Newark, NJ$76,367
Bridgeport, CT$76,224
Vallejo, CA$76,089
New Brunswick, NJ$76,062
Petaluma, CA$76,021
Middlesex, NJ$75,892
Somerset, NJ$75,845
Santa Cruz, CA$75,756
Boston, MA$75,343
Monterey, CA$75,105
Seattle, WA$74,950
Santa Rosa, CA$74,936
Los Angeles, CA$74,916
Juneau, AK$74,739
Washington, DC$74,665
Orange, CA$74,423
Santa Ana, CA$74,244
Long Beach, CA$74,177
Anaheim, CA$74,163
Anchorage, AK$74,129
Santa Maria, CA$73,926
Everett, WA$73,912
Danbury, CT$73,673
Bremerton, WA$73,580
Tacoma, WA$73,336
New Suffolk, NY$73,334
Sacramento, CA$73,315
Santa Barbara, CA$73,241
Trenton, NJ$73,166
San Diego, CA$73,166
Brockton, MA$73,092
Fairbanks, AK$72,926
Lompoc, CA$72,753
Lowell, MA$72,698
Ventura, CA$72,685
Nashua, NH$72,671
Stockton, CA$72,665
Modesto, CA$72,170
Poughkeepsie, NY$72,020
Olympia, WA$71,892
Kennewick, WA$71,892
New Haven, CT$71,865
Lawrence, MA$71,620
Hartford, CT$71,553
Riverside, CA$71,539
New Bedford, MA$71,471
Richland, WA$71,471
Bakersfield, CA$71,376
San Bernardino, CA$71,349
New Britain, CT$71,342
Atlantic City, NJ$71,342
New London, CT$71,315
Norwich, CT$71,295
Portsmouth, NH$71,281
Boulder, CO$71,138
Portland, OR$71,044
Worcester, MA$71,037
Minneapolis, MN$70,827
Philadelphia, PA$70,732
Honolulu, HI$70,508
Saint Paul, MN$70,476
Vineland, NJ$70,461
Providence, RI$70,264
Chicago, IL$70,068
Bellingham, WA$69,986
Springfield, MA$69,932
Baltimore, MD$69,912
Chico, CA$69,742
Pittsfield, MA$69,559
Manchester, NH$69,430
Spokane, WA$69,132
Denver, CO$69,125
Albany, NY$68,807
Troy, NY$68,779
Nassau, NY$68,707
Schenectady, NY$68,637
Wilmington, DE$68,583
Burlington, VT$68,488
Salem, OR$68,461
Portland, ME$68,251
Yakima, WA$68,183
Rochester, MN$67,973
Reno, NV$67,939
Fresno, CA$67,939
Milwaukee, WI$67,878
Detroit, MI$67,810
Ann Arbor, MI$67,798
Allentown, PA$67,790
Colorado Springs, CO$67,674
Syracuse, NY$67,640
Carson City, NV$67,640
Houston, TX$67,545
Eugene, OR$67,512
Gary, IN$67,430
Springfield, OR$67,376
Bismarck, ND$67,362
Galveston, TX$67,315
Medford, OR$67,213
Fort Collins, CO$67,186
Concord, NH$67,152
Austin, TX$67,132
Mesa, AZ$66,989
Reading, PA$66,983
Phoenix, AZ$66,976
Dallas, TX$66,956
Saint Cloud, MN$66,890
Madison, WI$66,800
Utica, NY$66,617
Rochester, NY$66,508
Des Moines, IA$66,501
Raleigh, NC$66,495
Atlanta, GA$66,393
Battle Creek, MI$66,372
Salt Lake City, UT$66,352
Lancaster, PA$66,250
Harrisburg, PA$66,155
Kansas City, MO$66,088
Champaign, IL$66,074
Kansas City, KS$66,074
Fort Worth, TX$66,067
Columbus, OH$66,056
Boca Raton, FL$66,040
Pittsburgh, PA$66,013
Richmond, VA$65,986
Indianapolis, IN$65,972
Cleveland, OH$65,966
Las Vegas, NV$65,884
Cincinnati, OH$65,884
Petersburg, VA$65,783
Huntsville, AL$65,681
Lansing, MI$65,635
Lebanon, PA$65,627
Pueblo, CO$65,620
Appleton, WI$65,599
Buffalo, NY$65,572
Dayton, OH$65,552
Racine, WI$65,538
Charlotte, NC$65,532
Saint Louis, MO$65,511
York, PA$65,471
Elkhart, IN$65,471
Gastonia, NC$65,458
Billings, MT$65,442
Beaumont, TX$65,423
Lorain, OH$65,410
Benton Harbor, MI$65,396
Toledo, OH$65,383
Binghamton, NY$65,349
Rock Hill, SC$65,342
Rockford, IL$65,308
Springfield, IL$65,281
Elyria, OH$65,274
Fargo, ND$65,274
Flagstaff, AZ$65,227
Fort Lauderdale, FL$65,186
Duluth, MN$65,145
Miami, FL$65,145
Cheyenne, WY$65,098
Grand Forks, ND$65,098
Bangor, ME$64,949
Cedar Rapids, IA$64,874
Durham, NC$64,846
Louisville, KY$64,840
Grand Rapids, MI$64,827
Hialeah, FL$64,820
Casper, WY$64,725
Scranton, PA$64,643
New Orleans, LA$64,623
Virginia Beach, VA$64,616
Akron, OH$64,582
Peoria, IL$64,494
Sarasota, FL$64,481
Nashville, TN$64,433
Omaha, NE$64,433
Green Bay, WI$64,433
Baton Rouge, LA$64,399
Charleston, SC$64,386
Jamestown, NY$64,352
Davenport, IA$64,352
Tucson, AZ$64,318
Saint Petersburg, FL$64,277
Tampa, FL$64,264
Evansville, IN$64,223
Port Arthur, TX$64,223
Bradenton, FL$64,196
Santa Fe, NM$64,074
Orlando, FL$63,952
Clearwater, FL$63,932
Canton, OH$63,789
La Crosse, WI$63,789
Albuquerque, NM$63,748
Newport News, VA$63,742
High Point, NC$63,721
Ogden, UT$63,694
Corpus Christi, TX$63,640
Norfolk, VA$63,599
Laramie, WY$63,599
Rock Island, IL$63,559
Saginaw, MI$63,545
Jacksonville, FL$63,538
Salisbury, NC$63,525
Boise, ID$63,511
Moline, IL$63,477
Fort Myers, FL$63,457
Memphis, TN$63,443
Tulsa, OK$63,409
Waterloo, IA$63,369
Spartanburg, SC$63,301
Lincoln, NE$63,267
Fort Wayne, IN$63,254
Provo, UT$63,247
Cedar Falls, IA$63,165
San Antonio, TX$63,138
Greensboro, NC$63,111
South Bend, IN$63,104
Savannah, GA$63,030
Muskegon, MI$63,003
Birmingham, AL$62,996
Winston Salem, NC$62,963
Lake Charles, LA$62,799
Anderson, IN$62,786
Lexington, KY$62,765
Augusta, GA$62,745
Greenville, SC$62,745
Lima, OH$62,691
Wichita, KS$62,684
Tuscaloosa, AL$62,684
Columbia, SC$62,623
Springfield, OH$62,609
Asheville, NC$62,501
Bloomington, IN$62,453
Knoxville, TN$62,209
Shreveport, LA$62,203
Wilmington, NC$62,114
Roanoke, VA$62,114
Topeka, KS$61,992
Frankfort, KY$61,985
Oklahoma City, OK$61,938
Chillicothe, OH$61,911
Longview, TX$61,904
Melbourne, FL$61,897
Sioux Falls, SD$61,789
Mobile, AL$61,782
Terre Haute, IN$61,755
Altoona, PA$61,714
Amarillo, TX$61,667
Killeen, TX$61,647
Fayetteville, AR$61,592
Chattanooga, TN$61,572
Sioux City, IA$61,511
Idaho Falls, ID$61,497
Lynchburg, VA$61,443
Gainesville, FL$61,355
Portsmouth, OH$61,321
Little Rock, AR$61,308
Lafayette, LA$61,280
Youngstown, OH$61,280
Daytona Beach, FL$61,240
Clarksville, TN$61,233
Pensacola, FL$61,226
Temple, TX$61,221
Hopkinsville, KY$61,023
Erie, PA$61,009
Florence, SC$60,982
Charleston, WV$60,874
Great Falls, MT$60,840
Macon, GA$60,745
Tallahassee, FL$60,738
Fayetteville, NC$60,724
Waco, TX$60,711
Helena, MT$60,663
Pine Bluff, AR$60,638
Vincennes, IN$60,555
Lubbock, TX$60,528
Alamogordo, NM$60,487
Twin Falls, ID$60,426
Rapid City, SD$60,406
Jackson, MS$60,284
Huntington, WV$60,279
Greenville, MS$60,277
Parkersburg, WV$60,208
Montgomery, AL$60,196
Wichita Falls, TX$60,128
Springfield, MO$60,128
Biloxi, MS$60,094
Monroe, LA$60,026
Johnstown, PA$59,979
Sumter, SC$59,952
Columbus, GA$59,945
Pascagoula, MS$59,816
Abilene, TX$59,816
Kingsport, TN$59,640
Albany, GA$59,640
Gulfport, MS$59,619
Alexandria, LA$59,396
Fort Smith, AR$59,226
El Paso, TX$59,043
Las Cruces, NM$58,738
Harlingen, TX$58,566
Pocatello, ID$58,555
Florence, AL$58,467
Brownsville, TX$58,453
Mcallen, TX$58,311
Dothan, AL$58,216
Columbus, MS$57,813
Altus, OK$57,497
Lawton, OK$57,368
Pierre, SD$57,124
What Skills Can Increase a Textile Engineer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Customer Service (Mentioned in 5.54% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Construction Management (Mentioned in 1.93% Job Postings): Construction management (CM) is a professional service that uses specialized, project management techniques to oversee the planning, design, and construction of a project, from its beginning to its end. The purpose of CM is to control a project's time / delivery, cost and quality—sometimes referred to as a project management triangle or "triple constraints." CM is compatible with all project delivery systems, including design-bid-build, design-build, CM At-Risk and Public Private Partnerships. Professional construction managers may be reserved for lengthy, large-scale, high budget undertakings (commercial real estate, transportation infrastructure, industrial facilities, and military infrastructure), called capital projects.
Software Project Management (Mentioned in 1.8% Job Postings): It is a sub-discipline of project management in which software projects are planned, implemented, monitored and controlled.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Textile Engineer's salary.
Software Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 37%.
Critical Thinking: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Textile Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Textile Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Business Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Textile Engineer positions in MFG Durable or Construction typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Textile Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Textile Engineer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$81,364
$39.0
20%
Business Services
$74,583
$36.0
10%
How Education impacts a Textile Engineer's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Textile Engineers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Textile Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$62,989
and $68,531).
Textile Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Textile Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Textile Engineer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $56,074 in 2023
to around $55,632 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Textile Engineer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Textile Engineer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Textile Engineer
Here are companies hiring for Textile Engineer and their salaries, click below for more details.
K$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLPBusiness Servicesthe United States
W$114,096/per year
Warner Bros DiscoveryBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$111,927/per year
Dentsu International LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$111,651/per year
CoWorx StaffingBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services CorpBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$107,128/per year
Showcase CinemasBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,429/per year
Amentum Services IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$106,104/per year
Sodexo USABusiness Servicesthe United States
J$105,192/per year
JLL TechnologiesBusiness Servicesthe United States
I$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
N$101,619/per year
NielsenIQBusiness Servicesthe United States
T$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge AllianceBusiness Servicesthe United States
H$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOPBusiness Servicesthe United States
R$97,720/per year
Reeve & AssociatesBusiness Servicesthe United States
M$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
F$95,980/per year
Financial Sys NcoBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$95,314/per year
Arrow Global LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$94,479/per year
DZConneXBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USABusiness Servicesthe United States
R$92,937/per year
Resource MFGBusiness Servicesthe United States
Z$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
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FAQ about Textile Engineer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Textile Engineer?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Textile Engineer roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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