US Salary Data

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.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$100,840

Mean annual salary

$108,670

Employment estimate

367,840

National annual salary percentiles

Civil Engineer national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$163,220
Civil Engineer national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$68,240
P25$79,930
P50$100,840
P75$129,680
P90$163,220
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$68,240
25th percentile$79,930
50th percentile$100,840
75th percentile$129,680
90th percentile$163,220

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$130,280
  2. 2. San Francisco, CA$130,160
  3. 3. Sacramento, CA$130,150
  4. 4. Seattle, WA$116,480
  5. 5. Riverside, CA$115,120
  6. 6. Baton Rouge, LA$112,430
  7. 7. Los Angeles, CA$108,640
  8. 8. New Orleans, LA$108,240
  9. 9. Boston, MA$107,670
  10. 10. New York, NY$107,330

Largest employment markets