Highest-paying Cities for Civil Engineering Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for civil engineering technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of civil engineering technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $96,670, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for civil engineering technicians. It is followed by Warner Robins, Georgia (average annual salary $86,810). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of civil engineering technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Civil Engineering Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$96,670	$60,370	980
2	Warner Robins, Georgia	$86,810	$38,110	100
3	Anchorage, Alaska	$85,480	$50,070	190
4	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$83,770	$47,990	40
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$83,320	$62,670	730
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$81,950	$58,330	360
7	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$79,610	$59,050	120
8	Modesto, California	$79,110	$64,160	70
9	Medford, Oregon	$78,940	$56,940	40
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$78,840	$51,340	1,740
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$78,730	$61,210	510
12	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$78,390	$52,860	40
13	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$78,030	$58,640	50
14	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$77,520	$52,060	70
15	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$77,150	$51,110	570
16	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$76,860	$49,130	130
17	Napa, California	$76,820	$48,920	40
18	Corvallis, Oregon	$76,560	$43,680	30
19	Salem, Oregon	$76,480	$51,810	180
20	Stockton, California	$75,850	$47,350	110
21	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$75,760	$47,880	640
22	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$75,500	$47,570	50
23	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$75,430	$52,160	40
24	Midland, Texas	$75,080	$47,640	60
25	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$75,050	$47,300	90
26	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$74,330	$59,310	60
27	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$73,970	$51,180	70
28	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$73,540	$51,030	670
29	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$73,160	$37,070	120
30	Salinas, California	$72,870	$46,090	40
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$72,670	$43,270	2,070
32	Ames, Iowa	$72,570	$37,560	130
33	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$72,230	$48,770	50
34	Visalia-Porterville, California	$72,070	$48,340	50
35	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$72,000	$35,590	90
36	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$71,960	$45,340	1,430
37	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$71,460	$48,340	650
38	Fresno, California	$71,120	$51,470	210
39	Redding, California	$70,820	$40,310	80
40	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$70,770	$46,090	40
41	Bend, Oregon	$70,720	$49,240	50
42	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$69,540	$38,020	30
43	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$69,480	$47,650	2,390
44	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$69,450	$48,440	90
45	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$69,450	$51,920	40
46	Olympia, Washington	$69,260	$51,420	170
47	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$69,180	$50,850	740
48	Rochester, Minnesota	$69,180	$64,890	40
49	St Cloud, Minnesota	$69,180	$64,780	40
50	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$69,180	$51,400	220
51	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$69,180	$60,580	80
52	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$69,180	$47,400	70
53	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$69,180	$60,310	30
54	Duluth, Wisconsin	$69,180	$60,620	120
55	Bellingham, Washington	$69,050	$60,310	30
56	Kingston, New York	$68,950	$46,360	n/a
57	Tacoma, Washington	$68,720	$49,550	170
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$67,900	$37,700	2,440
59	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$67,860	$38,650	1,370
60	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$67,810	$36,420	70
61	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$67,680	$40,020	190
62	Springfield, Illinois	$67,390	$41,600	280
63	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$67,040	$44,590	30
64	Merced, California	$66,980	$53,660	30
65	Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$66,960	$40,030	40
66	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$66,640	$40,350	190
67	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$66,200	$41,030	40
68	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$66,000	$44,380	140
69	Spokane, Washington	$65,920	$51,870	170
70	El Centro, California	$65,870	$34,480	30
71	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$65,860	$41,100	620
72	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$65,840	$45,320	40
73	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$65,680	$36,800	260
74	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$65,660	$51,430	90
75	Flint, Michigan	$65,640	$37,140	40
76	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$65,580	$48,150	140
77	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$65,540	$45,590	110
78	Longview, Washington	$65,470	$52,080	40
79	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$65,470	$44,750	40
80	Sioux City, South Dakota	$65,220	$38,110	40
81	Boulder, Colorado	$65,080	$48,080	70
82	Peoria, Illinois	$64,980	$39,520	190
83	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$64,960	$27,160	830
84	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$64,780	$37,900	70
85	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$64,650	$60,940	30
86	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$64,580	$49,480	780
87	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$64,580	$44,940	280
88	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$64,510	$45,600	170
89	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$64,350	$40,000	150
90	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$64,310	$51,770	70
91	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$64,200	$42,140	120
92	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$64,200	$36,170	170
93	Yakima, Washington	$63,720	$50,710	50
94	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$63,460	$44,730	70
95	Longview, Texas	$63,400	$35,840	80
96	Columbus, Ohio	$63,340	$45,640	420
97	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$63,100	$48,160	1,310
98	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$63,090	$46,750	360
99	Appleton, Wisconsin	$63,070	$39,140	50
100	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$63,020	$50,840	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for civil engineering technicians.