San Antonio Engineering Talent Maps (2026)

Pay, employers, submarkets and hiring advice for engineers in metro San Antonio, one discipline at a time.

San Antonio’s engineering market is built around Toyota’s truck plant, the aerospace and defense tenants at Port San Antonio, Southwest Research Institute, CPS Energy, a fast-growing data center cluster and the bases of Joint Base San Antonio. Each map below covers what engineers in one discipline earn, who employs them, where in the metro they work and what is competing for them. See our San Antonio engineering recruiters.

38,402People added to metro San Antonio in one yearCensus Bureau, 2025

$3.6BToyota Texas plant expansion, adding 2,000 jobsToyota, 2026

0.20%San Antonio colocation data center vacancyAvison Young, Q1 2026

San Antonio talent maps by discipline

Data center engineers

0.20%colocation vacancy, third lowest of the top 12 North American markets

Pay by role, the Microsoft, CyrusOne, Stream and Amazon sites and CPS Energy’s power limits.

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Electrical engineers

$103,520median pay in metro San Antonio

CPS Energy’s large-load pipeline and capital plan, the co-ops and the Air Force.

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Mechanical engineers

$104,620median pay in metro San Antonio

SwRI, the Port San Antonio engine shops and Toyota.

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Civil engineers

$88,290median pay in metro San Antonio

Local firms, submarkets and the highway, airport, water and transit projects.

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Structural engineers

$113,760the 75th percentile, where licensed structural engineers usually sit

Posted pay, structural firms and the Toyota, arena and data center projects.

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Controls engineers

$142,085top of the posted range for SAWS’s electrical maintenance superintendent

Toyota’s expansion, SAWS and CPS Energy SCADA work, and local training.

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Aerospace engineers

$128,400median pay in metro San Antonio

Port San Antonio, SwRI’s space missions, T-7A trainers and the pipeline.

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Industrial and manufacturing engineers

$99,110median industrial engineer pay in metro San Antonio

Toyota’s expansion, JCB, IEM and the Seguin suppliers.

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Architects

$84,130median pay in metro San Antonio

Local firms, plus the arena, airport, hospital and school bond projects.

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CAD designers and drafters

$78,530median pay for electrical drafters in San Antonio

CAD pay, direct-employer postings, the software in demand and local training.

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