Civil Engineers Salary in the US
A civil engineers earns a national median of $100,840 a year (mean $108,670) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #133 of 825.
How much does a civil engineers earn in the US?
A civil engineers in the United States earns a median of $100,840 a year (mean $108,670), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 98% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 367,840 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-2051), ranked #133 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$100,840
per year
Mean
$108,670
per year
Employment
367,840
US workers
National rank
#133
of 825 by median
What a civil engineers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a civil engineers (SOC 17-2051) earns a median annual wage of $100,840 and a mean (average) of $108,670. The median is the midpoint — half of civil engineers earn more and half earn less — and is 98% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a civil engineers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for civil engineers is $100,840, and the mean (average) is $108,670. The median is the midpoint — half of civil engineers earn more and half earn less.
- How does civil engineers pay compare to the US average?
- At $100,840, a civil engineers earns 98% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many civil engineers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 367,840 civil engineers employed nationally (SOC 17-2051), across all industries.
- Where does this civil engineers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-2051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-2051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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