Salary for Civil Engineer Jobs

Updated: 6 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$31K	$62K	$93K
Salary	$44,044 - $88,025
Bonus	$287.83 - $9,230
Profit Sharing	$415.74 - $9,797
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$43,336 - $90,831
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 6 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 4,962

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Job Listings for Civil Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 20	Civil/ Environmental Engineer	Moore Engineering, Inc.	West Fargo, North Dakota
	Civil/ Environmental Engineer position is responsible for performing engineering design and consulting for... work experience in civil or environmental engineering... Indeed
Jan 16	CIVIL ENGINEERS	URBAN, LTD	Annandale, Virginia
	ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERS ENTRY LEVEL & PM URBAN, Ltd. Urban, Ltd. is seeking Entry Level land development Civil Engineers and qualified Civil Engineering... Indeed
Jan 25	Senior Systems/Civil Engineer	DCS Corporation	Alexandria, Virginia
	Senior Systems/Civil Engineer - SE5-1475 Location... Concentration: Civil Engineering or other Engineering Field Description Senior Systems Engineer with a... Indeed
Jan 16	Civil Engineer - Geotechnical	STG, Inc.	Reston, Virginia
	Opportunity Employer Civil Engineer - Geotechnical... A geotechnical engineer with a Professional Engineer license as civil engineer is required to support the... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Civil Engineer Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


URS Corporation Inc.	$46,886 - $77,081
Black and Veatch	$50,868 - $82,944
Aecom Corporation	$47,816 - $68,854
Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc.	$56,005 - $68,559
Tetra Tech, Inc.	$57,445 - $63,443

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Engineering Consulting	$45,593 - $99,647
Construction	$45,110 - $106,169
Government	$47,516 - $111,367
Transportation	$43,992 - $102,779
Consultancy	$44,285 - $102,735

Key Statistics for Civil Engineer Jobs

Gender

	Female 14%			Male 86%
Salary:	$51,331 - $69,240			$50,888 - $71,360

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

35%

5-9 years

34%

10-19 years

16%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$43,984 - $82,639
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Civil Engineering (CE)	$44,914 - $84,419
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Civil Engineering (CE)	$43,291 - $79,650
Master of Science (MS), Civil Engineering (CE)	$47,101 - $94,442
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Civil and Environmental Engineering	$44,758 - $81,058

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 89%		Dental: 70%
	Vision: 51%		None: 9%

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Career Path for Civil Engineer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Civil Engineer

Salary Range

$43,336 - $90,831

	Project Engineer $45,931 - $106,057
	Civil Engineer in Training $38,444 - $63,624
	Project Manager, Construction $42,069 - $118,130

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Civil Engineer

Salary Range

$43,336 - $90,831

	Civil Engineer, Road / Highway $48,143 - $100,545
	Structural Engineer $44,824 - $91,961
	Senior Civil Engineer $62,206 - $125,086

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Civil Engineer Job Description

People with the job title Civil Engineer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

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, water and sewage systems, and waste disposal units. Includes architectural, structural, traffic, ocean, and geo-technical engineers.

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