Civil Engineer Salary

Updated: 2 Jun 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	$30K	$60K	$90K
Salary	$44,666 - $85,630
Bonus	$0.00 - $6,916
Profit Sharing	$490.44 - $9,701
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). )	$43,980 - $87,215
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 2 Jun 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 4,662

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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 Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range


URS Corporation Inc.	$47,414 - $76,169
Black and Veatch	$50,794 - $79,943
US Army Corps of Engineers	$56,972 - $72,538
Aecom Corporation	$47,023 - $73,056
Tetra Tech, Inc.	$52,271 - $63,443

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Engineering Consulting	$44,131 - $82,028
Construction	$43,532 - $83,832
Civil Engineering	$41,983 - $79,138
Government	$45,629 - $87,118
Consultancy	$42,692 - $82,116

Key Statistics for Civil Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 14%			Male 86%
Salary:	$51,350 - $69,161			$51,001 - $70,963

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

35%

5-9 years

35%

10-19 years

15%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$44,430 - $82,369
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Civil Engineering (CE)	$45,146 - $81,624
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Civil Engineering (CE)	$43,393 - $80,939
Master of Science (MS), Civil Engineering (CE)	$47,009 - $87,991
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Civil and Environmental Engineering	$46,237 - $82,328

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 89%		Dental: 70%
	Vision: 52%		None: 10%

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Career Path for Civil Engineer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Civil Engineer

Salary Range

$43,980 - $87,215

	Project Engineer $46,677 - $103,784
	Civil Engineer in Training $38,723 - $62,380
	Project Manager, Construction $42,114 - $111,898

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Civil Engineer

Salary Range

$43,980 - $87,215

	Civil Engineer, Road / Highway $48,405 - $98,700
	Structural Engineer $45,434 - $90,045
	Senior Civil Engineer $62,902 - $121,018

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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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