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Civil Engineers salary in Washington

The median civil engineers in Washington earns $110,000 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,185 a month.

10th percentile
$81,840
25th percentile
$96,230
Median percentile
$110,000
75th percentile
$133,050
90th percentile
$160,670

Based on 12,590 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

$86,215 take-home a year
Gross pay$110,000
Federal income tax−$15,370
Social Security + Medicare−$8,415
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$7,185
Every two weeks$3,316

Does it go far here?

$102,791Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

All civil engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Washington