Civil Engineer salary: $118K median

Senior roles advertise a median of $144K, 83% more than junior roles ($78K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

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What is the average Civil Engineer salary?

$117K a year on average and $118K at the median, across 198 open Civil Engineer postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.

What is the typical range?

The middle half of the postings offer $93K to $140K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest Civil Engineer pay?

Rowan ($188K), Lumos & Associates ($162K), MacKay ($135K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a civil engineer a high-paying job?

The median Civil Engineer posting advertises $118K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 32% below the middle of the market.

How much can you earn as a civil engineer?

A tenth of the postings offer $155K a year or more; the highest open Civil Engineer role advertises up to $294K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.

What is the Civil Engineer salary per hour and per month?

The median of $118K a year is about $56 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $9,792 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $45 to $67 an hour.

What does an entry-level civil engineer make?

28 junior and intern Civil Engineer postings state pay, with a median of $78K a year ($38 an hour).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.