Civil Engineers salary
The median pay for civil engineers in the United States is $100,840 a year. About 367,840 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $68,240
- 25th percentile
- $79,930
- Median percentile
- $100,840
- 75th percentile
- $129,680
- 90th percentile
- $163,220
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $122,500
- Alaska $114,730
- Washington $110,000
- Massachusetts $106,730
- Louisiana $105,380
- Oregon $105,250
- New Jersey $104,660
- Nevada $104,310
- New Mexico $103,900
- District of Columbia $103,880
- New York $103,760
- Connecticut $103,150
- Nebraska $103,150
- South Carolina $101,600
- Minnesota $101,480
- Colorado $101,420
- Kentucky $100,930
- North Carolina $100,730
- Maryland $100,680
- Delaware $100,220
- Mississippi $100,170
- Illinois $99,760
- Rhode Island $99,300
- Alabama $99,010
- Oklahoma $98,760
- New Hampshire $98,710
- South Dakota $98,700
- Florida $98,570
- Indiana $98,270
- North Dakota $98,190
- Idaho $98,030
- Pennsylvania $97,850
- Maine $97,820
- Virginia $97,120
- Kansas $96,880
- Texas $96,860
- Utah $96,830
- Iowa $96,430
- Ohio $96,220
- Tennessee $95,910
- Vermont $95,600
- Wisconsin $94,600
- Hawaii $94,280
- Montana $93,070
- Missouri $92,750
- Michigan $92,100
- Wyoming $90,590
- Arizona $89,660
- West Virginia $86,930
- Arkansas $85,020
- Georgia $84,240
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $130,280
- San Francisco, CA $130,160
- Sacramento, CA $130,150
- Mankato, MN $128,220
- Redding, CA $126,000
- Napa, CA $123,440
- Walla Walla, WA $123,030
- Vallejo, CA $122,510
- Salinas, CA $122,160
- Kennewick, WA $121,370
- Yuba City, CA $119,990
- Santa Maria, CA $119,980
- Fresno, CA $119,720
- Santa Cruz, CA $118,050
- Stockton, CA $116,990
- Seattle, WA $116,480
- Bremerton, WA $116,210
- Salem, OR $115,480
- Riverside, CA $115,120
- Anchorage, AK $112,740
- Baton Rouge, LA $112,430
- Santa Rosa, CA $111,740
- Fairbanks, AK $111,080
- Kingston, NY $110,610
- Santa Fe, NM $110,470
- San Luis Obispo, CA $110,210
- El Centro, CA $109,490
- San Diego, CA $108,900
- Oxnard, CA $108,820
- Los Angeles, CA $108,640
- New Orleans, LA $108,240
- Olympia, WA $108,240
- Bridgeport, CT $107,870
- Mobile, AL $107,810
- Bellingham, WA $107,790
- Boston, MA $107,670
- Houma, LA $107,400
- Chico, CA $107,350
- New York, NY $107,330
- Jackson, MI $107,320
- Portland, OR $106,280
- Binghamton, NY $106,140
- Las Vegas, NV $106,110
- Huntsville, AL $105,760
- Springfield, IL $105,750
- Reno, NV $105,470
- Albuquerque, NM $105,080
- Visalia, CA $104,780
- Minneapolis, MN $104,740
- Denver, CO $104,710
- Corvallis, OR $104,150
- Hartford, CT $103,650
- Decatur, AL $103,490
- Norwich, CT $103,430
- Amherst Town, MA $103,350
- Lexington, KY $103,090
- Augusta, GA $103,010
- Merced, CA $102,930
- Greenville, SC $102,830
- Longview, WA $102,750
- New Haven, CT $102,690
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $102,650
- Bloomington, IN $102,600
- Albany, NY $102,470
- Pueblo, CO $102,430
- Charlotte, NC $102,370
- Syracuse, NY $102,330
- Jacksonville, FL $102,280
- Portland, ME $102,240
- Tulsa, OK $102,080
- Omaha, NE $102,020
- Indianapolis, IN $101,830
- Crestview, FL $101,820
- Slidell, LA $101,820
- Hagerstown, MD $101,800
- Washington, DC $101,780
- Worcester, MA $101,770
- Kahului, HI $101,530
- Raleigh, NC $101,440
- Mount Vernon, WA $101,300
- Rochester, MN $101,200
- Bend, OR $101,150
- Trenton, NJ $101,090
- Sandusky, OH $101,060
- Modesto, CA $101,000
- Flagstaff, AZ $100,970
- Houston, TX $100,950
- Paducah, KY $100,950
- Winchester, VA $100,920
- Pittsfield, MA $100,810
- Orlando, FL $100,740
- Helena, MT $100,710
- Pittsburgh, PA $100,680
- Palm Bay, FL $100,640
- Vineland, NJ $100,620
- Tampa, FL $100,570
- Grand Forks, ND $100,520
- Spokane, WA $100,510
- Wenatchee, WA $100,510
- Yakima, WA $100,510
- Baltimore, MD $100,500
- Austin, TX $100,470
- Fort Smith, AR $100,330
- Florence, AL $100,300
- Rapid City, SD $100,300
- Burlington, NC $100,220
- Ames, IA $100,200
- Asheville, NC $100,170
- Jackson, MS $100,170
- Chicago, IL $100,160
- Deltona, FL $100,160
- Hanford, CA $99,910
- Springfield, MA $99,790
- Dalton, GA $99,760
- Sioux Falls, SD $99,700
- Dover, DE $99,640
- Waterbury, CT $99,620
- Auburn, AL $99,590
- Boise City, ID $99,510
- Minot, ND $99,460