Piping Engineer Salary in Houston, Texas

How much does a Piping Engineer make in Houston, TX?

As of May 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Piping Engineer in Houston, TX is $78,583. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $73,279 to $85,191, with most professionals earning between $68,449 and $91,208.

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Piping Engineer

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What does a Piping Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a Piping Engineer

Developing the basis for satisfactory design and acceptance of mechanical and electromechanical systems and products through regulatory body submittals, design review, material procurement, installation, commissioning and delivery.

May 18, 2023

Participates in the Quality Improvement Process, including improving communications with Department or Project personnel.

March 13, 2023

Create technical inquiry specifications and perform technical bid evaluation for purchasing piping commodities.

March 19, 2023

Performs stress analysis, prepares piping specifications and engineering specifications and ensures conformance to all Codes and procedures related to engineering functions, labor reporting and systems reporting.

March 22, 2023

Review and preparation for PTTH (Pressure Temperature Time History) associated with application of new design requirement and the analysis of environment fatigue factor.

April 05, 2023

Prepares the piping material specification, valve specification, piping design specification, criteria for pipe supporting and pipe support specification by using and modifying suitably the MODEC corporate specifications to match the project specific requirements.

April 18, 2023

Maintains records of costs and quantity information, evaluates data, and prepares applicable reports as requested by project management utilizing established, standardized automation tools.

May 07, 2023

Provide leadership by learning, developing, and coordinating new techniques, standardizing procedures, and providing technical instruction and mentoring to department staff.

May 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Piping Engineer in Houston, TX

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

73279

85191

78583

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

74912

88061

80618

What is the average salary for Piping Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Piping Engineer in Houston, TX. The base salary for Piping Engineer ranges from $73,279 to $85,191 with the average base salary of $78,583. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $74,912 to $88,061 with the average total cash compensation of $80,618.

View Average Salary for Piping Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$78,583	$73,279 - $85,191
Bonus	$2,035	$1,633 - $2,869
Total Pay	$80,618	$74,912 - $88,061

* 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.

Piping Engineer Salary Near Houston, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Pasadena, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,007 - $84,876	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Galveston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $73,007 - $84,876	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Beaumont, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,834 - $82,349	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Port Arthur, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,535 - $80,839	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Lake Charles, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,993 - $79,047	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Austin, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $72,684 - $84,500	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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