Civil Engineers Salary

National and city-level salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
$100,840
Median Salary
367,840
Total Employed
$108,670
Mean Salary

National Salary Range

$68,240 Median: $100,840 $163,220
P10: $68,240 P25: $79,930 P75: $129,680 P90: $163,220

How Much Do Civil Engineers Make?

The national median salary for civil engineers is $100,840, with a salary spread of $94,980 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 94% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $108,670 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, where the median reaches $130,280.

Highest Paying Cities

$130,280
$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

Where the Jobs Are

12,140
9,130
8,010
7,680

Salary by Metro Area

City Median P25 P75 Employment
San Jose, CA$130,280$100,300$166,3203,170
San Francisco, CA$130,160$103,030$163,15010,990
Sacramento, CA$130,150$100,270$159,3605,590
Mankato, MN$128,220$104,820$132,70050
Redding, CA$126,000$98,570$149,350380
Napa, CA$123,440$92,410$160,570180
Walla Walla, WA$123,030$112,400$136,990190
Vallejo, CA$122,510$98,710$135,700300
Salinas, CA$122,160$86,530$142,760250
Kennewick, WA$121,370$96,040$141,110630
Yuba City, CA$119,990$90,880$136,810460
Santa Maria, CA$119,980$94,400$151,330610
Fresno, CA$119,720$90,860$139,9001,250
Santa Cruz, CA$118,050$90,860$133,100210
Stockton, CA$116,990$94,620$136,810610
Seattle, WA$116,480$100,290$134,5007,680
Bremerton, WA$116,210$96,170$129,050300
Salem, OR$115,480$95,030$140,950480
Riverside, CA$115,120$87,900$136,8103,510
Anchorage, AK$112,740$94,010$131,5701,110
Baton Rouge, LA$112,430$82,170$132,7101,140
Santa Rosa, CA$111,740$92,020$140,900490
Fairbanks, AK$111,080$90,420$132,790240
Kingston, NY$110,610$91,370$121,93040
Santa Fe, NM$110,470$88,620$129,690150
San Luis Obispo, CA$110,210$86,770$138,140720
El Centro, CA$109,490$95,490$133,550120
San Diego, CA$108,900$93,650$133,4505,620
Oxnard, CA$108,820$83,460$132,520790
Los Angeles, CA$108,640$84,480$141,56016,340
New Orleans, LA$108,240$81,050$128,7301,070
Olympia, WA$108,240$92,730$123,590860
Bridgeport, CT$107,870$88,590$129,860560
Mobile, AL$107,810$80,030$136,990790
Bellingham, WA$107,790$92,260$132,010220
Boston, MA-NH$107,670$85,690$135,2907,970
Houma, LA$107,400$81,900$130,760130
Chico, CA$107,350$83,480$141,560160
New York, NY-NJ$107,330$88,710$143,31015,590
Jackson, MI$107,320$80,370$121,82080
Portland, OR-WA$106,280$82,580$135,8704,180
Binghamton, NY$106,140$86,380$125,110240
Las Vegas, NV$106,110$85,000$148,1502,240
Huntsville, AL$105,760$83,210$152,4901,010
Springfield, IL$105,750$84,050$134,850440
Reno, NV$105,470$83,530$142,980730
Albuquerque, NM$105,080$80,780$129,040680
Visalia, CA$104,780$83,210$131,340200
Minneapolis, MN-WI$104,740$83,330$132,8603,350
Denver, CO$104,710$84,410$135,0309,130
Corvallis, OR$104,150$89,770$128,220130
Hartford, CT$103,650$83,150$131,0902,420
Decatur, AL$103,490$76,500$138,680180
Norwich, CT$103,430$86,900$131,180330
Amherst Town, MA$103,350$80,940$126,380190
Lexington, KY$103,090$79,240$131,460600
Augusta, GA-SC$103,010$80,360$132,5802,000
Merced, CA$102,930$85,490$133,06050
Greenville, SC$102,830$78,550$135,8101,170
Longview, WA$102,750$88,790$125,30060
New Haven, CT$102,690$80,660$130,650460
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$102,650$79,760$125,000940
Bloomington, IN$102,600$80,520$129,70080
Albany, NY$102,470$81,780$126,4001,470
Pueblo, CO$102,430$78,380$132,040130
Charlotte, NC-SC$102,370$79,280$129,6803,730
Syracuse, NY$102,330$81,070$131,450830
Jacksonville, FL$102,280$79,780$127,8301,900
Portland, ME$102,240$82,100$124,800710
Tulsa, OK$102,080$81,080$129,240880
Omaha, NE-IA$102,020$79,930$129,0201,240
Indianapolis, IN$101,830$79,500$125,4402,000
Crestview, FL$101,820$78,370$130,920590
Slidell, LA$101,820$80,250$124,550240
Hagerstown, MD-WV$101,800$86,080$132,62060
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$101,780$84,590$129,8308,470
Worcester, MA$101,770$80,800$126,380600
Kahului, HI$101,530$86,350$115,120140
Raleigh, NC$101,440$79,840$127,2804,640
Mount Vernon, WA$101,300$88,860$128,370150
Rochester, MN$101,200$79,580$130,070120
Bend, OR$101,150$83,780$124,210240
Trenton, NJ$101,090$83,860$127,7301,100
Sandusky, OH$101,060$78,820$119,84030
Modesto, CA$101,000$82,410$125,860320
Flagstaff, AZ$100,970$84,050$114,09050
Houston, TX$100,950$80,010$130,99012,140
Paducah, KY-IL$100,950$80,820$139,03080
Winchester, VA-WV$100,920$76,750$132,620150
Pittsfield, MA$100,810$78,390$126,590300
Orlando, FL$100,740$78,810$129,1603,720
Helena, MT$100,710$79,150$100,710360
Pittsburgh, PA$100,680$77,640$124,8504,210
Palm Bay, FL$100,640$78,810$129,8601,070
Vineland, NJ$100,620$84,640$129,83060
Tampa, FL$100,570$75,440$130,9104,190
Grand Forks, ND-MN$100,520$74,260$119,940170
Spokane, WA$100,510$84,470$125,180600
Wenatchee, WA$100,510$93,340$126,670180
Yakima, WA$100,510$88,790$119,560210
Baltimore, MD$100,500$83,090$126,1102,540
Austin, TX$100,470$80,070$128,8904,940
Fort Smith, AR-OK$100,330$77,030$109,300110
Florence, AL$100,300$72,840$125,290110
Rapid City, SD$100,300$83,890$115,180350
Burlington, NC$100,220$79,110$127,88040
Ames, IA$100,200$77,550$120,230290
Asheville, NC$100,170$77,540$124,080400
Jackson, MS$100,170$75,730$120,630430
Chicago, IL-IN$100,160$80,020$126,5709,760
Deltona, FL$100,160$76,290$124,230240
Hanford, CA$99,910$94,310$127,09040
Springfield, MA$99,790$79,770$130,450300
Dalton, GA$99,760$76,850$123,070200
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$99,700$81,180$115,770540
Dover, DE$99,640$80,620$112,210270
Waterbury, CT$99,620$77,590$126,750350
Auburn, AL$99,590$77,210$125,290130
Boise City, ID$99,510$79,590$110,1101,610
Minot, ND$99,460$74,890$125,93070
Rochester, NY$99,460$78,930$127,820890
Coeur d'Alene, ID$99,420$81,160$121,540190
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$99,410$81,430$127,4106,160
Atlantic City, NJ$99,360$78,500$126,570170
Elkhart, IN$99,330$77,210$121,45060
Providence, RI-MA$99,310$79,090$134,8101,550
Bakersfield, CA$99,300$84,740$129,110870
Punta Gorda, FL$99,230$78,630$127,200110
Port St. Lucie, FL$99,220$77,060$127,480240
Dubuque, IA$99,210$77,140$128,380120
Monroe, LA$99,180$70,630$111,480110
Columbus, OH$99,010$78,620$127,9402,630
Madison, WI$99,010$80,950$122,4901,530
Lima, OH$98,990$78,470$122,16090
Oklahoma City, OK$98,960$79,530$131,180880
Savannah, GA$98,950$74,090$126,170370
Eugene, OR$98,940$78,260$119,990230
Champaign, IL$98,910$79,220$126,930230
Reading, PA$98,890$78,050$125,730320
Kansas City, MO-KS$98,860$78,780$127,2703,230
Duluth, MN-WI$98,830$80,160$124,080220
Casper, WY$98,800$77,440$115,210100
Salt Lake City, UT$98,800$81,000$125,7902,890
Allentown, PA-NJ$98,760$78,660$124,760600
Charleston, SC$98,740$80,710$135,1501,310
Manchester, NH$98,710$78,050$122,100460
Nashville, TN$98,650$78,580$124,1902,090
Shreveport, LA$98,550$73,590$126,480210
Burlington, VT$98,400$81,130$110,150250
Lexington Park, MD$98,390$78,880$124,660130
Bismarck, ND$98,270$79,480$115,210380
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$98,220$77,770$124,1502,110
Kiryas Joel, NY$98,180$79,840$128,320400
Lancaster, PA$97,780$78,250$115,140540
Gainesville, FL$97,710$76,880$127,730330
Idaho Falls, ID$97,710$76,770$129,100210
Sebastian, FL$97,620$70,640$124,750110
Ann Arbor, MI$97,570$75,950$114,990220
Ithaca, NY$97,550$77,420$111,89050
Staunton, VA$97,530$77,480$115,32090
Lake Charles, LA$97,490$65,720$128,920120
Farmington, NM$97,470$72,600$104,06060
Montgomery, AL$97,470$76,160$116,170520
Waterloo, IA$97,430$76,170$106,010110
Birmingham, AL$97,420$78,290$127,8201,070
Lafayette, LA$97,410$72,630$118,110360
Des Moines, IA$97,330$78,320$122,740830
Anniston, AL$97,290$76,370$116,61040
Lawrence, KS$97,220$78,620$104,520150
Twin Falls, ID$97,220$77,000$117,85070
Panama City, FL$97,180$75,430$126,930350
Bloomington, IL$97,070$79,650$112,160120
Buffalo, NY$97,060$80,500$127,820930
Billings, MT$97,010$76,740$111,030400
Clarksville, TN-KY$96,930$75,990$116,290140
Dallas, TX$96,920$77,710$124,8708,010
Wildwood, FL$96,860$76,120$124,33070
St. Louis, MO-IL$96,830$78,160$123,1203,150
Midland, MI$96,730$76,610$123,63050
Barnstable Town, MA$96,680$81,860$139,53080
Monroe, MI$96,610$76,190$106,32050
Sheboygan, WI$96,580$76,900$126,10090
Knoxville, TN$96,320$76,230$127,5401,110
Toledo, OH$96,300$76,920$121,950770
Bowling Green, KY$96,260$68,940$111,51080
Ogden, UT$96,240$78,220$126,7801,150
Cleveland, OH$96,190$78,790$117,9701,770
Milwaukee, WI$96,190$77,310$112,6102,330
South Bend, IN-MI$96,180$78,640$120,460180
Decatur, IL$96,170$79,450$124,950100
St. Cloud, MN$96,120$81,680$121,38080
State College, PA$96,110$75,590$117,870160
Lynchburg, VA$96,100$75,990$127,900170
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$96,100$78,400$126,440780
Fayetteville, NC$96,080$82,290$118,730210
Kalamazoo, MI$96,060$77,900$121,920240
Lansing, MI$96,040$75,230$120,290730
Manhattan, KS$96,030$72,970$123,970180
Battle Creek, MI$96,020$75,360$117,88050
La Crosse, WI-MN$95,870$78,840$116,690190
Pinehurst, NC$95,800$72,060$125,73060
Scranton, PA$95,730$77,200$116,920450
Chattanooga, TN-GA$95,630$75,970$131,140670
Lincoln, NE$95,560$72,380$121,010530
Cedar Rapids, IA$95,540$76,230$123,670290
Fargo, ND-MN$95,530$75,540$107,310510
Beaumont, TX$95,510$73,190$124,320720
Midland, TX$95,480$77,510$135,660230
Dayton, OH$95,270$77,640$127,150850
Carson City, NV$95,260$79,750$112,380310
Corpus Christi, TX$95,160$74,260$124,570820
Peoria, IL$95,140$74,890$122,610430
Kenosha, WI$95,090$73,130$103,27050
York, PA$95,040$78,190$109,760400
Rockford, IL$94,850$71,700$123,340160
Colorado Springs, CO$94,840$77,990$128,9501,100
Charleston, WV$94,810$63,210$111,940280
Prescott Valley, AZ$94,800$76,120$118,04060
Daphne, AL$94,790$79,620$121,990200
Fort Collins, CO$94,720$80,630$124,860680
Hickory, NC$94,720$73,640$110,980130
Virginia Beach, VA-NC$94,680$76,850$118,2601,990
Florence, SC$94,630$74,970$126,520140
Naples, FL$94,600$79,120$125,800160
Urban Honolulu, HI$94,600$77,560$113,5502,300
Medford, OR$94,560$77,570$115,48090
Columbia, SC$94,520$76,850$124,7301,070
Huntington, WV-KY-OH$94,520$68,680$119,430290
Akron, OH$94,450$77,190$122,880800
Wilmington, NC$94,450$79,140$106,910460
Greenville, NC$94,410$70,690$106,910150
Racine, WI$94,390$72,560$120,77090
Yuma, AZ$94,370$74,910$122,170110
Watertown, NY$94,340$79,810$111,890130
Traverse City, MI$94,280$76,220$110,340120
Blacksburg, VA$94,200$75,240$116,620--
Sumter, SC$94,110$74,810$117,59040
Pensacola, FL$93,980$73,840$124,770380
Durham, NC$93,940$79,240$125,730740
Terre Haute, IN$93,910$75,280$101,58040
Harrisburg, PA$93,830$77,040$121,7701,370
Topeka, KS$93,740$75,700$114,270300
Altoona, PA$93,680$76,950$109,470220
Green Bay, WI$93,660$75,900$108,870450
Greensboro, NC$93,460$75,400$106,620620
Albany, OR$93,280$81,060$109,41050
Eau Claire, WI$93,280$76,200$103,270190
Muskegon, MI$93,140$75,220$110,36070
Jackson, TN$93,070$83,030$106,190100
Iowa City, IA$93,020$76,850$122,570130
Davenport, IA-IL$92,950$77,600$117,770410
Killeen, TX$92,830$73,850$120,310270
Greeley, CO$92,680$78,820$117,490370
Niles, MI$92,620$77,170$102,46070
Grand Rapids, MI$92,600$74,900$108,690710
Appleton, WI$92,590$73,930$107,310350
Chambersburg, PA$92,580$75,910$121,68060
Detroit, MI$92,550$76,300$106,9703,870
Lewiston, ME$92,470$78,580$111,58040
Grand Junction, CO$92,450$77,080$113,670190
Canton, OH$92,360$73,650$123,880190
Alexandria, LA$92,290$62,400$115,99060
Dothan, AL$92,280$75,570$114,69080
Tuscaloosa, AL$92,230$73,830$116,170210
Glens Falls, NY$92,160$77,150$115,22080
St. George, UT$91,850$77,670$106,920170
Williamsport, PA$91,770$75,320$107,020140
Owensboro, KY$91,430$75,750$119,04040
Elmira, NY$91,370$83,010$103,63040
Utica, NY$91,370$78,040$111,640140
Youngstown, OH$91,320$74,530$120,910160
Richmond, VA$91,300$79,170$115,4601,680
Grand Island, NE$90,910$82,020$125,93040
Tallahassee, FL$90,840$72,440$122,370470
Roanoke, VA$90,720$75,760$114,030250
Phoenix, AZ$90,330$77,750$108,5104,690
Myrtle Beach, SC$90,150$75,520$129,420120
Weirton, WV-OH$90,120$75,410$123,43040
Jacksonville, NC$90,070$74,730$120,78080
Pocatello, ID$89,610$73,700$109,56090
Morgantown, WV$89,560$64,720$128,49080
Charlottesville, VA$89,250$80,300$122,330--
Hattiesburg, MS$88,980$66,030$114,61060
Fort Wayne, IN$88,920$74,840$104,600250
Cheyenne, WY$88,790$76,300$102,240230
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$88,460$75,040$118,26060
San Antonio, TX$88,290$73,730$113,7602,230
Atlanta, GA$88,000$78,130$116,4306,270
Gulfport, MS$87,960$61,790$122,360320
Evansville, IN$87,900$73,440$109,670180
Salisbury, MD$87,710$76,680$98,39040
Las Cruces, NM$87,600$67,970$109,300140
Beckley, WV$87,520$63,060$126,57060
Kingsport, TN-VA$87,510$77,910$107,000200
Lafayette, IN$87,380$62,570$114,88090
Sherman, TX$87,360$69,450$102,77070
Longview, TX$87,090$65,060$120,190180
Hinesville, GA$86,790$73,220$107,52030
North Port, FL$86,170$78,080$112,590450
Wausau, WI$85,790$77,320$105,44090
Janesville, WI$85,740$72,390$116,470150
Bay City, MI$85,690$80,710$126,44050
Rocky Mount, NC$85,490$69,720$124,45050
Bangor, ME$85,300$73,380$100,640150
Cape Coral, FL$84,990$77,080$121,270730
Tyler, TX$84,960$70,100$116,430250
Bozeman, MT$84,730$66,550$109,710280
Mansfield, OH$84,700$75,470$99,79040
Wheeling, WV-OH$84,440$61,340$108,440100
Missoula, MT$84,420$76,770$102,950290
Wichita, KS$84,310$73,770$108,550540
Provo, UT$84,180$75,990$107,160680
Winston, NC$84,170$75,830$113,140350
Columbia, MO$83,950$72,440$102,290130
Miami, FL$83,750$64,350$127,7006,850
Lawton, OK$83,650$76,560$117,50050
Macon, GA$83,620$72,840$127,750130
St. Joseph, MO-KS$83,510$75,150$105,33040
Hilton Head Island, SC$83,420$60,620$100,42050
Little Rock, AR$83,030$69,590$112,260580
Fayetteville, AR$82,960$67,880$109,160450
Fond du Lac, WI$82,870$72,360$107,050130
Springfield, MO$82,800$72,450$103,170350
Oshkosh, WI$82,760$73,030$98,820230
Johnson City, TN$82,470$68,190$100,680110
Flint, MI$82,100$68,220$103,530190
Warner Robins, GA$82,080$73,150$98,450160
College Station, TX$82,020$71,870$106,250250
Jonesboro, AR$81,960$65,540$99,17030
Lakeland, FL$81,840$73,730$122,920470
Lubbock, TX$81,840$68,620$112,260250
Tucson, AZ$81,490$72,010$105,800760
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$81,190$72,920$118,02030
Saginaw, MI$81,190$70,720$104,270170
Ocala, FL$81,080$67,470$108,680130
Great Falls, MT$80,980$77,550$101,890110
Texarkana, TX-AR$80,780$61,760$115,21060
Logan, UT-ID$80,710$75,180$101,140140
Lebanon, PA$80,550$68,880$105,49040
Spartanburg, SC$79,400$69,110$99,700170
Erie, PA$79,370$75,320$119,430130
McAllen, TX$79,370$74,240$101,180350
Joplin, MO-KS$79,220$70,590$125,880170
Valdosta, GA$79,160$64,360$98,99050
El Paso, TX$79,090$67,020$103,020550
Lake Havasu City, AZ$79,070$70,560$89,66060
Gadsden, AL$78,830$65,210$110,56040
Harrisonburg, VA$78,770$67,900$104,85070
Odessa, TX$78,660$71,090$114,120130
Victoria, TX$78,510$63,670$98,15050
Lewiston, ID-WA$78,090$67,250$100,06080
Jefferson City, MO$77,980$65,330$94,690340
Gainesville, GA$77,950$68,620$95,110180
Brownsville, TX$77,720$63,410$100,730170
Columbus, GA-AL$77,600$65,480$106,330170
Johnstown, PA$77,550$73,670$102,180190
Athens, GA$76,650$64,650$96,870140
Wichita Falls, TX$76,640$66,140$90,67090
Laredo, TX$76,620$64,300$93,150130
Brunswick, GA$76,180$59,690$101,31040
Amarillo, TX$75,910$66,770$99,170150
Albany, GA$75,890$64,780$101,24080
Goldsboro, NC$75,620$64,150$111,05080
Waco, TX$75,120$66,890$99,980200
San Angelo, TX$74,970$64,940$97,600120
Abilene, TX$73,550$62,680$90,150150
Michigan City, IN$72,720$61,010$100,05070
Parkersburg, WV$70,250$52,300$99,11080
San Juan, PR$61,580$47,740$78,3001,440
Arecibo, PR$60,950$47,570$66,87040
Aguadilla, PR$58,260$45,250$66,73080
Ponce, PR$51,470$45,350$65,97070
Mayaguez, PR$47,070$39,440$67,72090

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average civil engineers salary?
The national median salary for civil engineers is $100,840 as of May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean (average) salary is $108,670. Salaries range from $68,240 at the 10th percentile to $163,220 at the 90th percentile.
Where do civil engineers earn the most?
The highest-paying metro areas for civil engineers are San Jose, CA ($130,280), San Francisco, CA ($130,160), Sacramento, CA ($130,150). These figures reflect median salaries from BLS government data.
How many civil engineers jobs are there in the U.S.?
There are approximately 367,840 civil engineers employed across the United States as of May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.