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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in California

The median civil engineering technologists and technicians in California earns $83,490 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,143 a month.

10th percentile
$54,690
25th percentile
$65,610
Median percentile
$83,490
75th percentile
$101,790
90th percentile
$111,150

Based on 7,250 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,721 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,490
Federal income tax−$9,538
Social Security + Medicare−$6,387
California income tax (approx.)−$5,844
Monthly take-home$5,143
Every two weeks$2,374

Does it go far here?

$75,406Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All civil engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in California