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Civil Engineer Salary in the Industry of Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)

The salary statistics and trend of civil engineers in the industry of federal executive branch (oes designation) are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare civil engineer salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$66,330
25th Percentile Wage
$79,580
50th Percentile Wage
$93,820
75th Percentile Wage
$105,830
90th Percentile Wage
$116,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for civil engineers in the industry of federal executive branch (oes designation). The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) civil engineers is $116,040. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $93,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent civil engineers is $66,330.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers in the industry of Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$93,820
1.60% 4.67%
2016
$92,320
1.15% -
2015
$91,260
1.01% -
2014
$90,340
0.99% -
2013
$89,450
0.01% -
2012
$89,440
- -

Table 3. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Different Industries within the Federal, State, and Local Government Sector

The average salaries of civil engineers in eight industries within the federal, state, and local government sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of civil engineers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
$93,820
Federal government, including USPS
$93,820
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$90,280
Local government, including schools and hospitals
$90,260
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
$87,600
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
$87,130
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$82,050
State government, including schools and hospitals
$81,400

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