The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $99,020, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for civil engineering technicians. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $83,280). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $99,020 |
$77,720 | 150 |
| 2 | Alaska | $83,280 |
$46,130 | 270 |
| 3 | California | $77,150 |
$50,300 | 6,630 |
| 4 | Oregon | $76,560 |
$52,480 | 920 |
| 5 | Washington | $76,290 |
$52,200 | 1,710 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $69,180 |
$51,930 | 1,370 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $67,290 |
$42,520 | 180 |
| 8 | Illinois | $66,230 |
$39,410 | 2,990 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $65,680 |
$45,270 | 770 |
| 10 | Maine | $65,580 |
$49,470 | 290 |
| 11 | New York | $64,050 |
$37,520 | 1,590 |
| 12 | Iowa | $63,840 |
$43,090 | 960 |
| 13 | Nebraska | $62,820 |
$41,410 | 200 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $61,950 |
$42,680 | 1,240 |
| 15 | Louisiana | $61,590 |
$40,210 | 360 |
| 16 | Hawaii | $61,510 |
$48,120 | 70 |
| 17 | Ohio | $61,150 |
$40,090 | 1,780 |
| 18 | Texas | $61,040 |
$40,590 | 8,010 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $60,000 |
$39,270 | 410 |
| 20 | Michigan | $59,880 |
$35,730 | 1,830 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $59,630 |
$40,000 | 1,890 |
| 22 | Colorado | $59,200 |
$41,030 | 1,220 |
| 23 | Utah | $59,190 |
$30,560 | 750 |
| 24 | Virginia | $58,910 |
$36,510 | 1,190 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | $58,240 |
$44,070 | 320 |
| 26 | Nevada | $57,910 |
$36,650 | 560 |
| 27 | Arkansas | $57,670 |
$38,260 | 280 |
| 28 | Arizona | $57,580 |
$37,050 | 1,280 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $57,520 |
$48,480 | 130 |
| 30 | Florida | $57,200 |
$36,450 | 2,720 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $55,330 |
$37,630 | 2,650 |
| 32 | Idaho | $53,830 |
$36,750 | 240 |
| 33 | West Virginia | $53,500 |
$32,390 | 690 |
| 34 | Indiana | $53,270 |
$32,610 | 820 |
| 35 | Rhode Island | $52,480 |
$46,070 | 240 |
| 36 | Vermont | $52,040 |
$42,640 | 160 |
| 37 | Montana | $51,110 |
$36,940 | 360 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $50,660 |
$40,100 | 460 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $50,590 |
$37,830 | 420 |
| 40 | Missouri | $49,780 |
$35,980 | 1,350 |
| 41 | New Mexico | $49,280 |
$40,120 | 610 |
| 42 | Kansas | $49,100 |
$34,440 | 1,100 |
| 43 | Maryland | $48,480 |
$38,550 | 920 |
| 44 | Alabama | $46,840 |
$29,950 | 1,620 |
| 45 | Wyoming | $46,250 |
$37,300 | 260 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $45,190 |
$35,940 | 2,330 |
| 47 | Georgia | $44,920 |
$31,370 | 780 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $44,910 |
$32,140 | 1,070 |
| 49 | Delaware | $43,260 |
$34,330 | 420 |
| 50 | Tennessee | $39,210 |
$33,320 | 2,190 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $38,130 |
$26,850 | 770 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $36,980 |
$22,780 | 620 |