SOC 17-3022 · Architecture and Engineering

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary by City

Civil engineering technologists and technicians earn the most in Vallejo, CA (average $101,700 a year), followed by San Francisco, CA ($99,210) and Napa, CA ($98,140), among the 257 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $68,990 and the median $64,950, for 68,520 workers (May 2025).

$68,990U.S. average
$102Khighest: Vallejo, CA
$42Klowest: San Juan, PR
257metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Vallejo, CA$101,700
San Francisco, CA$99,210
Napa, CA$98,140
San Jose, CA$97,690
Santa Rosa, CA$93,750
Santa Maria, CA$91,920
Modesto, CA$88,300
Seattle, WA$87,600
Salem, OR$86,540
Chicago, IL$86,280
Bend, OR$86,100
Portland, OR$85,620
Los Angeles, CA$85,430
Washington, DC$83,880
Rochester, MN$83,740
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary by state

California pays civil engineering technologists and technicians the most statewide, $85,570 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
California$85,570$83,4907,25021$101,700$68,630
Oregon$85,390$85,3909705$86,540$79,800
Washington, D.C.n/an/an/a1$83,880$83,880
Illinois$81,910$79,1904,1905$86,280$72,920
Washington$80,190$79,5802,0908$87,600$69,540
Minnesota$79,470$78,6902,0305$83,740$77,910
Alaska$75,130$70,9902302$74,190$69,990
Massachusetts$74,120$71,3506802$73,730$73,040
Connecticut$73,890$73,4303304$81,450$63,220
Vermont$73,760$74,1002001$70,430$70,430
Nevada$73,740$74,8108002$76,270$70,380
New York$73,130$73,7901,7107$75,380$61,830
Virginia$72,240$67,1001,4804$67,290$60,170
Wisconsin$71,610$73,9701,5607$74,210$67,530
Iowa$70,890$72,5401,1308$76,860$67,450
Louisiana$70,750$68,0304104$74,710$64,950
New Jersey$70,710$70,6507602$74,300$73,200
Nebraska$70,600$66,5903702$72,950$68,530
Maine$68,620$67,5402902$74,490$64,430
Ohio$68,120$64,7301,7908$72,480$54,830
North Dakota$67,700$65,0304003$70,250$67,710
Utah$67,510$64,4906303$69,410$62,590
Florida$67,170$63,4104,03017$72,420$56,450
Pennsylvania$66,570$63,6502,29010$69,380$60,070
Arizona$66,570$63,5601,0503$66,550$58,680
New Hampshire$66,290$64,4803001$64,410$64,410
Maryland$65,950$62,7606201$68,430$68,430
New Mexico$65,390$62,4407104$73,430$58,390
Rhode Island$65,110$63,6501401$65,060$65,060
Indiana$64,800$64,3901,0404$67,970$64,920
Oklahoma$64,500$60,0504002$68,210$60,580
Hawaii$64,240$64,4101201$64,470$64,470
Idaho$64,140$63,2004402$60,270$58,630
Texas$64,100$59,3904,47014$69,190$51,610
Colorado$63,750$59,0501,8207$70,890$61,630
Missouri$63,330$61,3501,3006$67,220$55,610
Kentucky$63,070$59,7101,8605$65,640$60,230
Michigan$62,890$57,9902,9309$72,440$61,180
Montana$61,730$61,4103103$68,920$61,440
South Dakota$61,270$60,8804602$65,440$58,200
North Carolina$61,110$58,7002,76010$65,140$57,060
Tennessee$61,000$57,2701,6508$63,360$53,750
Kansas$60,630$59,4401,0603$62,980$56,690
Delaware$58,870$62,1203501$57,610$57,610
South Carolina$58,440$53,7101,4806$63,350$53,240
Wyoming$57,510$56,1503001$58,430$58,430
Alabama$56,120$52,7501,80010$61,820$53,460
Georgia$55,680$50,3603,84011$68,440$45,610
West Virginia$55,160$53,3405203$57,160$54,810
Arkansas$54,520$51,750n/a2$55,510$54,000
Mississippi$49,760$46,4308003$57,820$48,630
Puerto Rico$42,190$42,3903901$42,400$42,400
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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Vallejo, CA$101,700$96,860$48.9040
San Francisco, CA$99,210$97,510$47.701,270
Napa, CA$98,140$102,390$47.1840
San Jose, CA$97,690$98,020$46.97420
Santa Rosa, CA$93,750$97,410$45.07130
Santa Maria, CA$91,920$83,040$44.19110
Modesto, CA$88,300$95,630$42.4540
Seattle, WA$87,600$84,660$42.11860
Salem, OR$86,540$86,200$41.61140
Chicago, IL$86,280$81,360$41.482,250
Bend, OR$86,100$89,010$41.4060
Portland, OR$85,620$84,930$41.17610
Los Angeles, CA$85,430$83,990$41.071,670
Washington, DC$83,880$79,330$40.33830
Rochester, MN$83,740$78,690$40.26100
Springfield, IL$83,680$83,990$40.23220
San Luis Obispo, CA$83,040$84,120$39.9290
Medford, OR$83,030$82,050$39.9240
Sacramento, CA$82,930$84,690$39.87550
Mount Vernon, WA$82,580$80,450$39.7050
Bremerton, WA$82,540$82,760$39.6870
Salinas, CA$81,910$81,230$39.3840
Mankato, MN$81,900$78,690$39.3850
Bridgeport, CT$81,450$82,260$39.1660
Oxnard, CA$81,210$81,990$39.04160
Riverside, CA$80,960$80,710$38.92740
Minneapolis, MN$80,720$79,890$38.811,220
Kennewick, WA$80,490$79,050$38.70120
Bellingham, WA$79,890$81,790$38.4160
Eugene, OR$79,800$81,790$38.3650
St. Cloud, MN$79,450$78,690$38.2040
San Diego, CA$79,370$80,840$38.16700
Hartford, CT$78,210$79,840$37.60140
Champaign, IL$78,030$76,750$37.5160
Duluth, MN$77,910$78,690$37.46130
Olympia, WA$77,820$76,600$37.41200
Merced, CA$77,640$74,620$37.3330
Peoria, IL$77,290$79,480$37.16220
Ames, IA$76,860$79,210$36.95150
Las Vegas, NV$76,270$77,290$36.67410
Fresno, CA$75,980$80,640$36.53250
New York, NY$75,380$73,790$36.241,250
Stockton, CA$74,930$76,960$36.02110
Baton Rouge, LA$74,710$72,680$35.92140
Portland, ME$74,490$77,380$35.8190
Syracuse, NY$74,460$77,230$35.8080
Atlantic City, NJ$74,300$78,350$35.7260
Madison, WI$74,210$76,970$35.68300
Anchorage, AK$74,190$70,990$35.67130
Davenport, IA$74,170$76,860$35.66130
Milwaukee, WI$74,100$76,200$35.63450
New Orleans, LA$73,890$73,990$35.5290
Utica, NY$73,830$82,460$35.5040
Boston, MA$73,730$69,430$35.45640
Santa Fe, NM$73,430$72,450$35.31140
Trenton, NJ$73,200$75,030$35.1980
Visalia, CA$73,070$78,220$35.1360
Worcester, MA$73,040$76,440$35.1230
Omaha, NE$72,950$67,450$35.07210
Rockford, IL$72,920$68,190$35.0650
Columbus, OH$72,480$72,700$34.85290
Lansing, MI$72,440$76,130$34.83180
Tampa, FL$72,420$75,070$34.82940
Appleton, WI$71,830$70,200$34.5490
Sioux City, IA$71,800$68,440$34.5240
Albany, NY$71,660$74,840$34.45190
Colorado Springs, CO$70,890$69,860$34.08170
Redding, CA$70,560$66,730$33.92120
Des Moines, IA$70,510$72,470$33.90380
Miami, FL$70,480$68,860$33.88830
Burlington, VT$70,430$68,420$33.8660
Green Bay, WI$70,390$68,230$33.84130
Reno, NV$70,380$66,950$33.84200
Dubuque, IA$70,310$77,370$33.8140
Fargo, ND$70,250$65,330$33.77130
Fairbanks, AK$69,990$66,350$33.6540
Cleveland, OH$69,810$67,390$33.56260
Spokane, WA$69,800$64,430$33.56210
Cedar Rapids, IA$69,750$74,340$33.53120
Cincinnati, OH$69,750$68,270$33.54390
Jackson, MI$69,660$73,400$33.4940
Yakima, WA$69,540$69,380$33.4380
Rochester, NY$69,480$69,210$33.40120
Lakeland, FL$69,430$69,010$33.38110
Bakersfield, CA$69,420$72,970$33.37160
Salt Lake City, UT$69,410$64,490$33.37370
Harrisburg, PA$69,380$68,600$33.36170
Naples, FL$69,380$73,060$33.3640
Houston, TX$69,190$62,040$33.271,240
Grand Forks, ND$69,050$67,030$33.2040
Boulder, CO$69,030$60,370$33.19n/a
York, PA$68,940$65,960$33.1440
Helena, MT$68,920$76,890$33.1450
Yuba City, CA$68,630$69,040$33.0060
Lincoln, NE$68,530$64,770$32.95100
Savannah, GA$68,440$65,160$32.9190
Baltimore, MD$68,430$65,570$32.90360
Palm Bay, FL$68,410$62,120$32.89320
Oshkosh, WI$68,410$69,720$32.8950
Oklahoma City, OK$68,210$61,860$32.79220
Greeley, CO$68,190$72,310$32.7960
South Bend, IN$67,970$75,050$32.6840
Pueblo, CO$67,900$69,490$32.6540
Muskegon, MI$67,860$65,760$32.6330
Buffalo, NY$67,790$63,450$32.59150
Bismarck, ND$67,710$65,930$32.55120
Waterloo, IA$67,640$69,320$32.5240
Philadelphia, PA$67,620$63,650$32.511,330
Fond du Lac, WI$67,620$65,810$32.5130
Eau Claire, WI$67,530$66,450$32.4740
Iowa City, IA$67,450$69,950$32.4340
Allentown, PA$67,360$67,720$32.3870
Dayton, OH$67,350$66,310$32.38120
Richmond, VA$67,290$66,940$32.35210
St. Louis, MO$67,220$62,930$32.32740
Lafayette, LA$67,150$63,890$32.2930
Crestview, FL$67,140$61,740$32.28120
Toledo, OH$66,920$63,280$32.18210
Albuquerque, NM$66,800$65,170$32.12200
Austin, TX$66,680$62,320$32.06680
Pittsburgh, PA$66,630$59,900$32.03380
Dallas, TX$66,600$65,360$32.02770
Phoenix, AZ$66,550$63,560$32.00760
Springfield, MO$66,440$61,650$31.9450
Ann Arbor, MI$66,280$67,240$31.8770
San Antonio, TX$66,200$63,560$31.83410
Kansas City, MO$66,080$63,460$31.77730
Waterbury, CT$65,890$68,470$31.6830
Reading, PA$65,800$63,480$31.6350
Lexington, KY$65,640$60,670$31.56250
Grand Junction, CO$65,440$68,070$31.4640
Sioux Falls, SD$65,440$64,740$31.46160
Evansville, IN$65,170$63,570$31.3350
Hickory, NC$65,140$57,990$31.3230
Akron, OH$65,120$61,310$31.31160
Providence, RI$65,060$63,650$31.28150
Indianapolis, IN$65,000$66,650$31.25540
Altoona, PA$64,970$62,010$31.2440
Columbia, MO$64,950$62,450$31.2340
Houma, LA$64,950$64,180$31.2330
Fort Wayne, IN$64,920$58,460$31.2140
Bowling Green, KY$64,890$59,710$31.2060
Johnstown, PA$64,750$59,930$31.1330
Sarasota, FL$64,530$63,180$31.02100
Las Cruces, NM$64,520$60,320$31.0250
Durham, NC$64,480$57,680$31.00110
Honolulu, HI$64,470$64,390$31.0090
Bangor, ME$64,430$62,690$30.9750
Manchester, NH$64,410$65,190$30.9750
Canton, OH$64,230$64,520$30.8870
Virginia Beach, VA$64,220$62,820$30.87380
Punta Gorda, FL$64,050$58,660$30.7930
Traverse City, MI$63,870$60,570$30.7140
Orlando, FL$63,760$62,300$30.66470
Asheville, NC$63,730$61,430$30.64150
Louisville, KY$63,720$59,710$30.64220
Tucson, AZ$63,720$66,480$30.63110
Raleigh, NC$63,660$60,720$30.61830
Saginaw, MI$63,510$58,620$30.5340
Fort Collins, CO$63,400$57,720$30.4860
Jackson, TN$63,360$57,270$30.4640
Charleston, SC$63,350$55,990$30.46370
Ogden, UT$63,290$62,310$30.4370
New Haven, CT$63,220$63,340$30.3960
Wilmington, NC$63,070$61,590$30.3290
Fort Myers, FL$63,030$62,460$30.30140
Manhattan, KS$62,980$63,440$30.2880
Billings, MT$62,900$62,870$30.2460
Jacksonville, FL$62,800$58,110$30.19190
Grand Rapids, MI$62,720$57,980$30.15230
Provo, UT$62,590$60,560$30.09110
Memphis, TN$62,550$59,990$30.07190
Elizabethtown, KY$62,510$65,660$30.0640
Roanoke, VA$62,350$62,920$29.9860
Atlanta, GA$62,210$58,780$29.911,820
Nashville, TN$62,180$58,020$29.89410
Johnson City, TN$61,990$56,220$29.8040
Kiryas Joel, NY$61,830$56,090$29.72130
Auburn, AL$61,820$56,940$29.7240
Denver, CO$61,630$59,050$29.631,260
Kalamazoo, MI$61,620$58,300$29.6340
Columbia, SC$61,620$57,640$29.63280
Missoula, MT$61,440$61,530$29.5460
Port St. Lucie, FL$61,310$58,250$29.4830
Panama City, FL$61,260$56,880$29.4590
Detroit, MI$61,180$57,220$29.411,840
State College, PA$61,140$59,430$29.3940
Killeen, TX$61,020$61,130$29.3450
Tulsa, OK$60,580$56,530$29.12130
Clarksville, TN$60,560$56,330$29.1250
Pocatello, ID$60,270$63,160$28.9740
Paducah, KY$60,230$56,330$28.9650
Charlottesville, VA$60,170$56,140$28.9350
Knoxville, TN$60,080$60,580$28.88350
Scranton, PA$60,070$55,390$28.8860
Birmingham, AL$59,940$56,720$28.82290
Florence, AL$59,870$58,100$28.7860
Joplin, MO$59,660$60,240$28.6850
Chattanooga, TN$59,600$56,840$28.65230
Greenville, NC$59,400$57,170$28.5660
Beaumont, TX$59,060$52,790$28.39130
Fayetteville, NC$58,900$57,260$28.3280
Yuma, AZ$58,680$59,300$28.2130
Boise, ID$58,630$61,820$28.19160
Cheyenne, WY$58,430$54,790$28.0970
Farmington, NM$58,390$60,630$28.0740
Tallahassee, FL$58,220$58,800$27.9970
Rapid City, SD$58,200$58,610$27.98100
Greensboro, NC$58,000$57,160$27.88190
Topeka, KS$57,980$59,490$27.88190
Charlotte, NC$57,850$50,250$27.81640
Gulfport, MS$57,820$54,810$27.80100
Dover, DE$57,610$62,120$27.70180
Huntington, WV$57,160$58,610$27.4890
Pensacola, FL$57,150$59,430$27.4880
Winston-Salem, NC$57,060$55,740$27.4390
Gainesville, FL$56,730$53,180$27.2750
Wichita, KS$56,690$53,460$27.26220
Deltona, FL$56,450$54,170$27.1480
Greenville, SC$56,210$49,830$27.02360
Tyler, TX$56,200$50,990$27.0230
Spartanburg, SC$55,960$48,220$26.9160
Montgomery, AL$55,930$54,040$26.89300
Mobile, AL$55,910$55,360$26.88180
Huntsville, AL$55,890$50,240$26.87270
Jefferson City, MO$55,610$52,920$26.7460
Fayetteville, AR$55,510$56,880$26.6960
Daphne, AL$55,340$47,280$26.6140
Tuscaloosa, AL$55,110$50,240$26.49110
Wheeling, WV$55,100$51,750$26.4950
College Station, TX$54,950$51,020$26.4250
Youngstown, OH$54,830$55,230$26.3640
Charleston, WV$54,810$54,180$26.35210
Corpus Christi, TX$54,530$51,200$26.22190
El Paso, TX$54,370$50,730$26.14230
Myrtle Beach, SC$54,050$45,830$25.99110
Little Rock, AR$54,000$49,870$25.96110
Decatur, AL$53,920$55,360$25.9350
Augusta, GA$53,780$46,690$25.85140
Kingsport, TN$53,750$45,650$25.8480
Dalton, GA$53,520$51,960$25.7350
Dothan, AL$53,460$44,940$25.7030
Warner Robins, GA$53,460$47,310$25.7070
Florence, SC$53,240$52,260$25.6040
McAllen, TX$52,440$47,500$25.2190
Macon, GA$52,440$45,730$25.2150
Amarillo, TX$52,320$47,290$25.1560
Lubbock, TX$52,090$51,980$25.0550
Laredo, TX$51,610$47,950$24.8140
Jackson, MS$51,220$48,630$24.62230
Gainesville, GA$49,310$45,740$23.71140
Valdosta, GA$48,710$45,230$23.4240
Hattiesburg, MS$48,630$44,930$23.3840
Columbus, GA$48,000$45,270$23.0840
Albany, GA$47,410$45,270$22.7960
Athens, GA$45,610$44,200$21.9350
San Juan, PR$42,400$42,390$20.38350

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary: questions

Where do civil engineering technologists and technicians make the most money?

In Vallejo, CA, with an average of $101,700 a year, among the 257 metro areas we cover.

What is the average civil engineering technologists and technicians salary in the U.S.?

$68,990 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $64,950, so half of civil engineering technologists and technicians earn more than that and half less.

What salary should civil engineering technologists and technicians ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of civil engineering technologists and technicians nationwide earn between $51,490 (25th percentile) and $80,650 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays civil engineering technologists and technicians the most?

California, with a statewide average of $85,570 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is civil engineering technologists and technicians pay the lowest?

San Juan, PR, at $42,400 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

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