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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

17-2051 Civil Engineers

Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems. Includes architectural, structural, traffic, and geotechnical engineers. Excludes “Hydrologists” (19-2043).


National estimates for Civil Engineers
Industry profile for Civil Engineers
Geographic profile for Civil Engineers

National estimates for Civil Engineers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Civil Engineers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
327,950 1.5 % $ 48.64 $ 101,160 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Civil Engineers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 30.40 $ 36.78 $ 46.10 $ 59.14 $ 72.42
Annual Wage (2) $ 63,220 $ 76,500 $ 95,890 $ 123,010 $ 150,640


Industry profile for Civil Engineers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Civil Engineers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Civil Engineers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Civil Engineers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 176,160 10.71 $ 49.20 $ 102,340
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 35,970 1.70 $ 46.46 $ 96,630
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 33,550 0.61 $ 51.19 $ 106,480
Nonresidential Building Construction 22,620 2.64 $ 40.80 $ 84,860
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 10,020 0.47 $ 51.90 $ 107,950

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Civil Engineers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 176,160 10.71 $ 49.20 $ 102,340
Nonresidential Building Construction 22,620 2.64 $ 40.80 $ 84,860
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 2,280 1.80 $ 49.70 $ 103,380
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 35,970 1.70 $ 46.46 $ 96,630
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 4,250 1.16 $ 43.60 $ 90,690

Top paying industries for Civil Engineers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 30 0.26 $ 96.41 $ 200,530
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 200 0.19 $ 72.37 $ 150,530
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 90 0.01 $ 70.35 $ 146,320
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (8) (8) $ 70.21 $ 146,040
Oil and Gas Extraction 260 0.24 $ 68.04 $ 141,520


Geographic profile for Civil Engineers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Civil Engineers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Civil Engineers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of civil engineers by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Civil Engineers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 49,010 2.73 1.26 $ 55.34 $ 115,100
Texas 29,660 2.19 1.01 $ 46.03 $ 95,740
Florida 18,130 1.89 0.88 $ 48.88 $ 101,660
New York 16,450 1.75 0.81 $ 54.62 $ 113,610
Illinois 13,530 2.25 1.04 $ 48.83 $ 101,560


Map of location quotient of civil engineers by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Civil Engineers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 1,630 5.22 2.42 $ 53.34 $ 110,940
Colorado 12,100 4.27 1.98 $ 49.72 $ 103,420
Hawaii 2,380 3.86 1.79 $ 43.57 $ 90,630
Montana 1,790 3.56 1.65 $ 39.87 $ 82,940
Washington 12,130 3.47 1.61 $ 50.16 $ 104,320


Map of annual mean wages of civil engineers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Civil Engineers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 49,010 2.73 1.26 $ 55.34 $ 115,100
New York 16,450 1.75 0.81 $ 54.62 $ 113,610
Alaska 1,630 5.22 2.42 $ 53.34 $ 110,940
Louisiana 2,930 1.58 0.73 $ 52.77 $ 109,770
Massachusetts 8,640 2.37 1.10 $ 52.08 $ 108,320



Map of employment of civil engineers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Civil Engineers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 15,770 1.66 0.77 $ 56.68 $ 117,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 15,350 2.48 1.15 $ 53.55 $ 111,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,760 2.17 1.00 $ 49.43 $ 102,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 9,540 3.00 1.39 $ 48.30 $ 100,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 8,310 3.43 1.59 $ 60.57 $ 125,990
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 8,180 5.14 2.38 $ 50.84 $ 105,750
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 7,800 2.52 1.17 $ 49.32 $ 102,580
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 7,750 3.73 1.73 $ 51.34 $ 106,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 7,240 2.62 1.21 $ 52.92 $ 110,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,580 1.66 0.77 $ 47.65 $ 99,110


Map of location quotient of civil engineers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Civil Engineers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Carson City, NV 310 9.95 4.61 $ 39.74 $ 82,670
Yuba City, CA 410 8.19 3.79 $ 54.17 $ 112,670
Walla Walla, WA 200 7.30 3.38 $ 53.02 $ 110,290
Anchorage, AK 1,110 6.53 3.03 $ 53.37 $ 111,000
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 770 6.24 2.89 $ 47.54 $ 98,880
Raleigh, NC 4,380 6.23 2.89 $ 47.63 $ 99,070
Fairbanks, AK 220 6.16 2.85 $ 50.73 $ 105,520
Ames, IA 290 6.14 2.84 $ 45.52 $ 94,680
Fort Collins, CO 960 5.52 2.56 $ 52.34 $ 108,870
Cheyenne, WY 260 5.51 2.55 $ 42.42 $ 88,240