BLS metro-level wage data places Electronics Engineers, Except Computer pay in College Station-Bryan, TX at a median of $130,820 per year ($62.89/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $130,220, College Station-Bryan pays same as, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 50 electronics engineers, except computers are employed across the College Station-Bryan MSA in SOC 17-2072.

The College Station-Bryan pay distribution spans from $54,080 at the 10th percentile to $166,350 at the 90th — a 3.1× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $76,720 and the 75th at $147,410, so half of College Station-Bryan-based electronics engineers, except computers earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so College Station-Bryan, TX covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide TX data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.