The highest-paying states for civil engineers (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 engineers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $105,300, California is the highest paying state for civil engineers. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $103,440). 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 engineers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $105,300 |
$73,690 | 44,350 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $103,440 |
$59,960 | 1,130 |
| 3 | Alaska | $102,340 |
$73,760 | 1,490 |
| 4 | Delaware | $100,660 |
$64,370 | 960 |
| 5 | Louisiana | $99,940 |
$62,870 | 2,380 |
| 6 | New York | $98,220 |
$60,000 | 15,870 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $97,390 |
$64,890 | 7,300 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $96,710 |
$63,530 | 7,620 |
| 9 | Washington | $95,720 |
$67,490 | 13,980 |
| 10 | Illinois | $95,600 |
$64,020 | 13,040 |
| 11 | New Mexico | $95,220 |
$63,010 | 1,390 |
| 12 | Colorado | $95,180 |
$64,170 | 11,110 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | $92,410 |
$50,510 | 2,510 |
| 14 | Connecticut | $92,350 |
$65,730 | 3,750 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $91,160 |
$64,880 | 3,530 |
| 16 | Florida | $90,710 |
$51,570 | 15,450 |
| 17 | Virginia | $89,710 |
$62,720 | 9,500 |
| 18 | Nevada | $89,630 |
$53,020 | 2,930 |
| 19 | Mississippi | $87,670 |
$50,780 | 2,000 |
| 20 | Oregon | $87,660 |
$63,450 | 3,930 |
| 21 | Tennessee | $84,740 |
$60,140 | 3,710 |
| 22 | Alabama | $83,930 |
$56,430 | 5,130 |
| 23 | Iowa | $83,920 |
$61,240 | 2,030 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $83,070 |
$62,440 | 1,650 |
| 25 | Hawaii | $82,910 |
$61,670 | 2,020 |
| 26 | West Virginia | $82,650 |
$44,200 | 1,360 |
| 27 | District of Columbia | $82,390 |
$67,630 | 1,980 |
| 28 | Maryland | $82,190 |
$59,640 | 5,240 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $81,760 |
$60,010 | 10,880 |
| 30 | South Dakota | $81,480 |
$59,790 | 1,330 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $81,230 |
$62,010 | 10,450 |
| 32 | North Dakota | $81,130 |
$60,480 | 1,110 |
| 33 | Ohio | $81,070 |
$60,450 | 7,580 |
| 34 | Arizona | $80,990 |
$61,140 | 5,090 |
| 35 | Texas | $80,980 |
$55,920 | 27,470 |
| 36 | Missouri | $80,700 |
$60,410 | 5,130 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $80,650 |
$57,190 | 1,940 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $80,440 |
$50,480 | 5,350 |
| 39 | Maine | $80,410 |
$57,870 | 1,260 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $80,410 |
$53,050 | 2,680 |
| 41 | Utah | $80,300 |
$58,630 | 3,770 |
| 42 | Kansas | $79,870 |
$60,010 | 2,680 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $79,180 |
$60,110 | 5,690 |
| 44 | Michigan | $78,720 |
$57,910 | 7,350 |
| 45 | Georgia | $78,310 |
$55,000 | 8,880 |
| 46 | Montana | $78,290 |
$56,700 | 1,730 |
| 47 | Indiana | $78,070 |
$57,160 | 3,860 |
| 48 | Virgin Islands | $77,560 |
$50,440 | 30 |
| 49 | Wyoming | $76,950 |
$55,700 | 860 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $76,580 |
$58,640 | 1,890 |
| 51 | Idaho | $75,530 |
$58,780 | 2,330 |
| 52 | Vermont | $72,090 |
$52,000 | 930 |
| 53 | Guam | $61,380 |
$47,400 | 310 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $60,280 |
$37,290 | 2,780 |