United States
Civil Engineers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$99,590
Civil Engineers in the United States earn a median of $99,590 a year, about $47.88 an hour.
Median
$99,590
per year
Hourly
$47.88
as published
Mean
$107,050
pulled up by top earners
Workers
355,410
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $118,450 | +19% |
| Texas | State | $95,050 | -5% |
| Florida | State | $97,810 | -2% |
| New York | State | $102,440 | +3% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $105,290 | +6% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $92,460 | -7% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $106,130 | +7% |
| Illinois | State | $97,640 | -2% |
| North Carolina | State | $93,590 | -6% |
| Washington | State | $105,090 | +6% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $98,690 | -1% |
| Virginia | State | $96,210 | -3% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $126,560 | +27% |
| Massachusetts | State | $104,450 | +5% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $100,280 | +1% |
| Georgia | State | $81,030 | -19% |
| Ohio | State | $93,480 | -6% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $104,750 | +5% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $100,370 | +1% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $98,750 | -1% |
| Michigan | State | $85,550 | -14% |
| South Carolina | State | $99,680 | +0% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $107,930 | +8% |
| Wisconsin | State | $90,770 | -9% |
| New Jersey | State | $103,690 | +4% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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