Civil Engineer Salary by City
How much does a Civil Engineer make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$101K
National median
$80K
25th percentile
$130K
75th percentile
$68K
Bottom 10%
$163K
Top 10%
Civil Engineer Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$131,200
+30% vs national
New York
NY
$118,200
+17% vs national
Seattle
WA
$115,800
+15% vs national
Washington
DC
$114,000
+13% vs national
San Diego
CA
$113,000
+12% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$112,400
+11% vs national
Boston
MA
$110,000
+9% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$109,000
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$107,800
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$106,800
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$106,800
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$105,800
+5% vs national
Houston
TX
$105,600
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$105,000
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$103,400
+3% vs national
Denver
CO
$101,400
+1% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$97,800
-3% vs national
Dallas
TX
$97,400
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$96,800
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$96,800
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$94,800
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$94,800
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$93,800
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$93,800
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$93,800
-7% vs national
Miami
FL
$93,000
-8% vs national
Nashville
TN
$92,800
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$91,800
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$91,800
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$91,800
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$91,800
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$90,800
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$90,800
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$90,800
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$89,800
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$89,800
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$88,800
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$88,800
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$88,800
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$87,800
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$87,800
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$86,600
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$85,800
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$85,800
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$84,800
-16% vs national
About Civil Engineer Salaries
The median Civil Engineer salary in the United States is $100,840 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $131,200, while the national range spans from $68,240 at the 10th percentile to $163,220 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 17-2051.