Automotive Design Engineer Salary in Houston, TX

How much does an Automotive Design Engineer make in Houston, TX?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Automotive Design Engineer in Houston, TX is $113,499. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $99,949 to $124,944, with most professionals earning between $87,612 and $135,363.

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What does an Automotive Design Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of an Automotive Design Engineer

Plan, coordinate, and perform product design development and post-development and analysis work by utilizing product design practices and principles.

December 18, 2022

Produce and/or evaluate possible design solutions to improve cost, quality, delivery and performance on specialized knowledge of engineering applications together with possible involvement of other functional engineers and/or customer/supplier personnel.

February 09, 2023

Collaborate with Product Development Teams.

November 18, 2022

Development and verification of concept within process and specification.

January 19, 2023

Lead engineering and design reviews to develop and maintain open issues list.

February 07, 2023

Design verification experience (developing test plan, test bench, tests, assertions, functional and code coverage, and debugging tests and designs).

February 24, 2023

Provides support for attaining agreements regarding design details within customer/supplier.

April 12, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Automotive Design Engineer in Houston, TX

Average Base Salary

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113499

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116814

What is the average salary for Automotive Design Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Automotive Design Engineer in Houston, TX. The base salary for Automotive Design Engineer ranges from $99,949 to $124,944 with the average base salary of $113,499. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $103,217 to $131,248 with the average total cash compensation of $116,814.

View Average Salary for Automotive Design Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$113,499	$99,949 - $124,944
Bonus	$3,315	$3,268 - $6,304
Total Pay	$116,814	$103,217 - $131,248

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Automotive Design Engineer Salary Near Houston, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Pasadena, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $99,578 - $124,480	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Galveston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $99,578 - $124,480	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Beaumont, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $96,615 - $120,775	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Port Arthur, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $94,842 - $118,560	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Lake Charles, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $92,740 - $115,931	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Austin, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $99,138 - $123,930	COMPARE TO Houston, TX

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About Houston, Texas

Houston is located 165 miles (266 km) east of Austin, 88 miles (142 km) west of the Louisiana border, and 250 miles (400 km) south of Dallas. The city has a total area of 627 square miles (1,620 km2); this comprises 599.59 square miles (1,552.9 km2) of land and 22.3 square miles (58 km2) covered by water. The Piney Woods are north of Houston. Most of Houston is located on the gulf coastal plain, and its vegetation is classified as temperate grassland and forest. Much of the city was built on forested land, marshes, swamp, or prairie and are all still visible in surrounding areas.[citation need...

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