Civil Engineers salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$80K–$130K

Median

$100,840

25th percentile

$79,930

75th percentile

$129,680

$68K

10th

$80K

25th

$101K

Median

$130K

75th

$163K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$99,010

$78K–$129K

-2%

Alaska

$114,730

$95K–$134K

+14%

Arizona

$89,660

$76K–$110K

-11%

Arkansas

$85,020

$65K–$105K

-16%

California

$122,500

$97K–$149K

+21%

Colorado

$101,420

$83K–$132K

+1%

Connecticut

$103,150

$83K–$130K

+2%

Delaware

$100,220

$81K–$127K

-1%

District of Columbia

$103,880

$82K–$131K

+3%

Florida

$98,570

$77K–$128K

-2%

Georgia

$84,240

$75K–$114K

-16%

Guam

$67,410

$57K–$80K

-33%

Hawaii

$94,280

$78K–$114K

-7%

Idaho

$98,030

$79K–$113K

-3%

Illinois

$99,760

$80K–$126K

-1%

Indiana

$98,270

$78K–$122K

-3%

Iowa

$96,430

$77K–$120K

-4%

Kansas

$96,880

$77K–$126K

-4%

Kentucky

$100,930

$79K–$123K

Louisiana

$105,380

$79K–$128K

+5%

Maine

$97,820

$80K–$113K

-3%

Maryland

$100,680

$82K–$127K

Massachusetts

$106,730

$85K–$135K

+6%

Michigan

$92,100

$75K–$110K

-9%

Minnesota

$101,480

$81K–$130K

+1%

Mississippi

$100,170

$76K–$124K

-1%

Missouri

$92,750

$77K–$115K

-8%

Montana

$93,070

$77K–$106K

-8%

Nebraska

$103,150

$80K–$126K

+2%

Nevada

$104,310

$84K–$148K

+3%

New Hampshire

$98,710

$77K–$119K

-2%

New Jersey

$104,660

$82K–$134K

+4%

New Mexico

$103,900

$80K–$129K

+3%

New York

$103,760

$85K–$136K

+3%

North Carolina

$100,730

$79K–$126K

North Dakota

$98,190

$77K–$117K

-3%

Ohio

$96,220

$78K–$125K

-5%

Oklahoma

$98,760

$79K–$128K

-2%

Oregon

$105,250

$83K–$136K

+4%

Pennsylvania

$97,850

$78K–$122K

-3%

Puerto Rico

$61,060

$47K–$77K

-39%

Rhode Island

$99,300

$79K–$150K

-2%

South Carolina

$101,600

$80K–$132K

+1%

South Dakota

$98,700

$81K–$115K

-2%

Tennessee

$95,910

$77K–$123K

-5%

Texas

$96,860

$77K–$127K

-4%

Utah

$96,830

$79K–$123K

-4%

Vermont

$95,600

$79K–$105K

-5%

Virginia

$97,120

$79K–$127K

-4%

Washington

$110,000

$96K–$133K

+9%

West Virginia

$86,930

$62K–$112K

-14%

Wisconsin

$94,600

$76K–$111K

-6%

Wyoming

$90,590

$78K–$106K

-10%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 18% of architecture and engineering occupations nationally, and earn 89¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender — that’s the point.

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