May 2025 OEWS estimate
Civil Engineer Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $100,840. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$100,840
Mean annual salary
$108,670
Employment estimate
367,840
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $68,240 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $79,930 |
| P50 — median | $100,840 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $129,680 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $163,220 |
Median hourly wage
$48.48/hr
Mean hourly wage
$52.24/hr
Employment estimate
367,840
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $32.81/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $38.43/hr |
| P50 — median | $48.48/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $62.34/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $78.47/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $79,090
- Middle covered median
- $100,710
- Highest covered median
- $130,280
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $130,280 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $130,160 |
| #3 | Sacramento, CA | $130,150 |
| #4 | Seattle, WA | $116,480 |
| #5 | Riverside, CA | $115,120 |
| #6 | Baton Rouge, LA | $112,430 |
| #7 | Los Angeles, CA | $108,640 |
| #8 | New Orleans, LA | $108,240 |
| #9 | Boston, MA | $107,670 |
| #10 | New York, NY | $107,330 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Los Angeles, CA | 16,340 |
| #2 | New York, NY | 15,590 |
| #3 | Houston, TX | 12,140 |
| #4 | San Francisco, CA | 10,990 |
| #5 | Chicago, IL | 9,760 |
| #6 | Denver, CO | 9,130 |
| #7 | Washington, DC | 8,470 |
| #8 | Dallas, TX | 8,010 |
| #9 | Boston, MA | 7,970 |
| #10 | Seattle, WA | 7,680 |