Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary by City

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

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
California	21	$101,700	$68,630
Washington	8	$87,600	$69,540
Oregon	5	$86,540	$79,800
Illinois	5	$86,280	$72,920
Washington, D.C.	1	$83,880	$83,880
Minnesota	5	$83,740	$77,910
Connecticut	4	$81,450	$63,220
Iowa	8	$76,860	$67,450
Nevada	2	$76,270	$70,380
New York	7	$75,380	$61,830
Louisiana	4	$74,710	$64,950
Maine	2	$74,490	$64,430
New Jersey	2	$74,300	$73,200
Wisconsin	7	$74,210	$67,530
Alaska	2	$74,190	$69,990
Massachusetts	2	$73,730	$73,040
New Mexico	4	$73,430	$58,390
Nebraska	2	$72,950	$68,530
Ohio	8	$72,480	$54,830
Michigan	9	$72,440	$61,180
Florida	17	$72,420	$56,450
Colorado	7	$70,890	$61,630
Vermont	1	$70,430	$70,430
North Dakota	3	$70,250	$67,710
Utah	3	$69,410	$62,590
Pennsylvania	10	$69,380	$60,070
Texas	14	$69,190	$51,610
Montana	3	$68,920	$61,440
Georgia	11	$68,440	$45,610
Maryland	1	$68,430	$68,430
Oklahoma	2	$68,210	$60,580
Indiana	4	$67,970	$64,920
Virginia	4	$67,290	$60,170
Missouri	6	$67,220	$55,610
Arizona	3	$66,550	$58,680
Kentucky	5	$65,640	$60,230
South Dakota	2	$65,440	$58,200
North Carolina	10	$65,140	$57,060
Rhode Island	1	$65,060	$65,060
Hawaii	1	$64,470	$64,470
New Hampshire	1	$64,410	$64,410
Tennessee	8	$63,360	$53,750
South Carolina	6	$63,350	$53,240
Kansas	3	$62,980	$56,690
Alabama	10	$61,820	$53,460
Idaho	2	$60,270	$58,630
Wyoming	1	$58,430	$58,430
Mississippi	3	$57,820	$48,630
Delaware	1	$57,610	$57,610
West Virginia	3	$57,160	$54,810
Arkansas	2	$55,510	$54,000
Puerto Rico	1	$42,400	$42,400

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Vallejo, CA	$101,700	$96,860	$48.90	40
San Francisco, CA	$99,210	$97,510	$47.70	1,270
Napa, CA	$98,140	$102,390	$47.18	40
San Jose, CA	$97,690	$98,020	$46.97	420
Santa Rosa, CA	$93,750	$97,410	$45.07	130
Santa Maria, CA	$91,920	$83,040	$44.19	110
Modesto, CA	$88,300	$95,630	$42.45	40
Seattle, WA	$87,600	$84,660	$42.11	860
Salem, OR	$86,540	$86,200	$41.61	140
Chicago, IL	$86,280	$81,360	$41.48	2,250
Bend, OR	$86,100	$89,010	$41.40	60
Portland, OR	$85,620	$84,930	$41.17	610
Los Angeles, CA	$85,430	$83,990	$41.07	1,670
Washington, DC	$83,880	$79,330	$40.33	830
Rochester, MN	$83,740	$78,690	$40.26	100
Springfield, IL	$83,680	$83,990	$40.23	220
San Luis Obispo, CA	$83,040	$84,120	$39.92	90
Medford, OR	$83,030	$82,050	$39.92	40
Sacramento, CA	$82,930	$84,690	$39.87	550
Mount Vernon, WA	$82,580	$80,450	$39.70	50
Bremerton, WA	$82,540	$82,760	$39.68	70
Salinas, CA	$81,910	$81,230	$39.38	40
Mankato, MN	$81,900	$78,690	$39.38	50
Bridgeport, CT	$81,450	$82,260	$39.16	60
Oxnard, CA	$81,210	$81,990	$39.04	160
Riverside, CA	$80,960	$80,710	$38.92	740
Minneapolis, MN	$80,720	$79,890	$38.81	1,220
Kennewick, WA	$80,490	$79,050	$38.70	120
Bellingham, WA	$79,890	$81,790	$38.41	60
Eugene, OR	$79,800	$81,790	$38.36	50
St. Cloud, MN	$79,450	$78,690	$38.20	40
San Diego, CA	$79,370	$80,840	$38.16	700
Hartford, CT	$78,210	$79,840	$37.60	140
Champaign, IL	$78,030	$76,750	$37.51	60
Duluth, MN	$77,910	$78,690	$37.46	130
Olympia, WA	$77,820	$76,600	$37.41	200
Merced, CA	$77,640	$74,620	$37.33	30
Peoria, IL	$77,290	$79,480	$37.16	220
Ames, IA	$76,860	$79,210	$36.95	150
Las Vegas, NV	$76,270	$77,290	$36.67	410
Fresno, CA	$75,980	$80,640	$36.53	250
New York, NY	$75,380	$73,790	$36.24	1,250
Stockton, CA	$74,930	$76,960	$36.02	110
Baton Rouge, LA	$74,710	$72,680	$35.92	140
Portland, ME	$74,490	$77,380	$35.81	90
Syracuse, NY	$74,460	$77,230	$35.80	80
Atlantic City, NJ	$74,300	$78,350	$35.72	60
Madison, WI	$74,210	$76,970	$35.68	300
Anchorage, AK	$74,190	$70,990	$35.67	130
Davenport, IA	$74,170	$76,860	$35.66	130
Milwaukee, WI	$74,100	$76,200	$35.63	450
New Orleans, LA	$73,890	$73,990	$35.52	90
Utica, NY	$73,830	$82,460	$35.50	40
Boston, MA	$73,730	$69,430	$35.45	640
Santa Fe, NM	$73,430	$72,450	$35.31	140
Trenton, NJ	$73,200	$75,030	$35.19	80
Visalia, CA	$73,070	$78,220	$35.13	60
Worcester, MA	$73,040	$76,440	$35.12	30
Omaha, NE	$72,950	$67,450	$35.07	210
Rockford, IL	$72,920	$68,190	$35.06	50
Columbus, OH	$72,480	$72,700	$34.85	290
Lansing, MI	$72,440	$76,130	$34.83	180
Tampa, FL	$72,420	$75,070	$34.82	940
Appleton, WI	$71,830	$70,200	$34.54	90
Sioux City, IA	$71,800	$68,440	$34.52	40
Albany, NY	$71,660	$74,840	$34.45	190
Colorado Springs, CO	$70,890	$69,860	$34.08	170
Redding, CA	$70,560	$66,730	$33.92	120
Des Moines, IA	$70,510	$72,470	$33.90	380
Miami, FL	$70,480	$68,860	$33.88	830
Burlington, VT	$70,430	$68,420	$33.86	60
Green Bay, WI	$70,390	$68,230	$33.84	130
Reno, NV	$70,380	$66,950	$33.84	200
Dubuque, IA	$70,310	$77,370	$33.81	40
Fargo, ND	$70,250	$65,330	$33.77	130
Fairbanks, AK	$69,990	$66,350	$33.65	40
Cleveland, OH	$69,810	$67,390	$33.56	260
Spokane, WA	$69,800	$64,430	$33.56	210
Cedar Rapids, IA	$69,750	$74,340	$33.53	120
Cincinnati, OH	$69,750	$68,270	$33.54	390
Jackson, MI	$69,660	$73,400	$33.49	40
Yakima, WA	$69,540	$69,380	$33.43	80
Rochester, NY	$69,480	$69,210	$33.40	120
Lakeland, FL	$69,430	$69,010	$33.38	110
Bakersfield, CA	$69,420	$72,970	$33.37	160
Salt Lake City, UT	$69,410	$64,490	$33.37	370
Harrisburg, PA	$69,380	$68,600	$33.36	170
Naples, FL	$69,380	$73,060	$33.36	40
Houston, TX	$69,190	$62,040	$33.27	1,240
Grand Forks, ND	$69,050	$67,030	$33.20	40
Boulder, CO	$69,030	$60,370	$33.19	n/a
York, PA	$68,940	$65,960	$33.14	40
Helena, MT	$68,920	$76,890	$33.14	50
Yuba City, CA	$68,630	$69,040	$33.00	60
Lincoln, NE	$68,530	$64,770	$32.95	100
Savannah, GA	$68,440	$65,160	$32.91	90
Baltimore, MD	$68,430	$65,570	$32.90	360
Palm Bay, FL	$68,410	$62,120	$32.89	320
Oshkosh, WI	$68,410	$69,720	$32.89	50
Oklahoma City, OK	$68,210	$61,860	$32.79	220
Greeley, CO	$68,190	$72,310	$32.79	60
South Bend, IN	$67,970	$75,050	$32.68	40
Pueblo, CO	$67,900	$69,490	$32.65	40
Muskegon, MI	$67,860	$65,760	$32.63	30
Buffalo, NY	$67,790	$63,450	$32.59	150
Bismarck, ND	$67,710	$65,930	$32.55	120
Waterloo, IA	$67,640	$69,320	$32.52	40
Philadelphia, PA	$67,620	$63,650	$32.51	1,330
Fond du Lac, WI	$67,620	$65,810	$32.51	30
Eau Claire, WI	$67,530	$66,450	$32.47	40
Iowa City, IA	$67,450	$69,950	$32.43	40
Allentown, PA	$67,360	$67,720	$32.38	70
Dayton, OH	$67,350	$66,310	$32.38	120
Richmond, VA	$67,290	$66,940	$32.35	210
St. Louis, MO	$67,220	$62,930	$32.32	740
Lafayette, LA	$67,150	$63,890	$32.29	30
Crestview, FL	$67,140	$61,740	$32.28	120
Toledo, OH	$66,920	$63,280	$32.18	210
Albuquerque, NM	$66,800	$65,170	$32.12	200
Austin, TX	$66,680	$62,320	$32.06	680
Pittsburgh, PA	$66,630	$59,900	$32.03	380
Dallas, TX	$66,600	$65,360	$32.02	770
Phoenix, AZ	$66,550	$63,560	$32.00	760
Springfield, MO	$66,440	$61,650	$31.94	50
Ann Arbor, MI	$66,280	$67,240	$31.87	70
San Antonio, TX	$66,200	$63,560	$31.83	410
Kansas City, MO	$66,080	$63,460	$31.77	730
Waterbury, CT	$65,890	$68,470	$31.68	30
Reading, PA	$65,800	$63,480	$31.63	50
Lexington, KY	$65,640	$60,670	$31.56	250
Grand Junction, CO	$65,440	$68,070	$31.46	40
Sioux Falls, SD	$65,440	$64,740	$31.46	160
Evansville, IN	$65,170	$63,570	$31.33	50
Hickory, NC	$65,140	$57,990	$31.32	30
Akron, OH	$65,120	$61,310	$31.31	160
Providence, RI	$65,060	$63,650	$31.28	150
Indianapolis, IN	$65,000	$66,650	$31.25	540
Altoona, PA	$64,970	$62,010	$31.24	40
Columbia, MO	$64,950	$62,450	$31.23	40
Houma, LA	$64,950	$64,180	$31.23	30
Fort Wayne, IN	$64,920	$58,460	$31.21	40
Bowling Green, KY	$64,890	$59,710	$31.20	60
Johnstown, PA	$64,750	$59,930	$31.13	30
Sarasota, FL	$64,530	$63,180	$31.02	100
Las Cruces, NM	$64,520	$60,320	$31.02	50
Durham, NC	$64,480	$57,680	$31.00	110
Honolulu, HI	$64,470	$64,390	$31.00	90
Bangor, ME	$64,430	$62,690	$30.97	50
Manchester, NH	$64,410	$65,190	$30.97	50
Canton, OH	$64,230	$64,520	$30.88	70
Virginia Beach, VA	$64,220	$62,820	$30.87	380
Punta Gorda, FL	$64,050	$58,660	$30.79	30
Traverse City, MI	$63,870	$60,570	$30.71	40
Orlando, FL	$63,760	$62,300	$30.66	470
Asheville, NC	$63,730	$61,430	$30.64	150
Louisville, KY	$63,720	$59,710	$30.64	220
Tucson, AZ	$63,720	$66,480	$30.63	110
Raleigh, NC	$63,660	$60,720	$30.61	830
Saginaw, MI	$63,510	$58,620	$30.53	40
Fort Collins, CO	$63,400	$57,720	$30.48	60
Jackson, TN	$63,360	$57,270	$30.46	40
Charleston, SC	$63,350	$55,990	$30.46	370
Ogden, UT	$63,290	$62,310	$30.43	70
New Haven, CT	$63,220	$63,340	$30.39	60
Wilmington, NC	$63,070	$61,590	$30.32	90
Fort Myers, FL	$63,030	$62,460	$30.30	140
Manhattan, KS	$62,980	$63,440	$30.28	80
Billings, MT	$62,900	$62,870	$30.24	60
Jacksonville, FL	$62,800	$58,110	$30.19	190
Grand Rapids, MI	$62,720	$57,980	$30.15	230
Provo, UT	$62,590	$60,560	$30.09	110
Memphis, TN	$62,550	$59,990	$30.07	190
Elizabethtown, KY	$62,510	$65,660	$30.06	40
Roanoke, VA	$62,350	$62,920	$29.98	60
Atlanta, GA	$62,210	$58,780	$29.91	1,820
Nashville, TN	$62,180	$58,020	$29.89	410
Johnson City, TN	$61,990	$56,220	$29.80	40
Kiryas Joel, NY	$61,830	$56,090	$29.72	130
Auburn, AL	$61,820	$56,940	$29.72	40
Denver, CO	$61,630	$59,050	$29.63	1,260
Kalamazoo, MI	$61,620	$58,300	$29.63	40
Columbia, SC	$61,620	$57,640	$29.63	280
Missoula, MT	$61,440	$61,530	$29.54	60
Port St. Lucie, FL	$61,310	$58,250	$29.48	30
Panama City, FL	$61,260	$56,880	$29.45	90
Detroit, MI	$61,180	$57,220	$29.41	1,840
State College, PA	$61,140	$59,430	$29.39	40
Killeen, TX	$61,020	$61,130	$29.34	50
Tulsa, OK	$60,580	$56,530	$29.12	130
Clarksville, TN	$60,560	$56,330	$29.12	50
Pocatello, ID	$60,270	$63,160	$28.97	40
Paducah, KY	$60,230	$56,330	$28.96	50
Charlottesville, VA	$60,170	$56,140	$28.93	50
Knoxville, TN	$60,080	$60,580	$28.88	350
Scranton, PA	$60,070	$55,390	$28.88	60
Birmingham, AL	$59,940	$56,720	$28.82	290
Florence, AL	$59,870	$58,100	$28.78	60
Joplin, MO	$59,660	$60,240	$28.68	50
Chattanooga, TN	$59,600	$56,840	$28.65	230
Greenville, NC	$59,400	$57,170	$28.56	60
Beaumont, TX	$59,060	$52,790	$28.39	130
Fayetteville, NC	$58,900	$57,260	$28.32	80
Yuma, AZ	$58,680	$59,300	$28.21	30
Boise, ID	$58,630	$61,820	$28.19	160
Cheyenne, WY	$58,430	$54,790	$28.09	70
Farmington, NM	$58,390	$60,630	$28.07	40
Tallahassee, FL	$58,220	$58,800	$27.99	70
Rapid City, SD	$58,200	$58,610	$27.98	100
Greensboro, NC	$58,000	$57,160	$27.88	190
Topeka, KS	$57,980	$59,490	$27.88	190
Charlotte, NC	$57,850	$50,250	$27.81	640
Gulfport, MS	$57,820	$54,810	$27.80	100
Dover, DE	$57,610	$62,120	$27.70	180
Huntington, WV	$57,160	$58,610	$27.48	90
Pensacola, FL	$57,150	$59,430	$27.48	80
Winston-Salem, NC	$57,060	$55,740	$27.43	90
Gainesville, FL	$56,730	$53,180	$27.27	50
Wichita, KS	$56,690	$53,460	$27.26	220
Deltona, FL	$56,450	$54,170	$27.14	80
Greenville, SC	$56,210	$49,830	$27.02	360
Tyler, TX	$56,200	$50,990	$27.02	30
Spartanburg, SC	$55,960	$48,220	$26.91	60
Montgomery, AL	$55,930	$54,040	$26.89	300
Mobile, AL	$55,910	$55,360	$26.88	180
Huntsville, AL	$55,890	$50,240	$26.87	270
Jefferson City, MO	$55,610	$52,920	$26.74	60
Fayetteville, AR	$55,510	$56,880	$26.69	60
Daphne, AL	$55,340	$47,280	$26.61	40
Tuscaloosa, AL	$55,110	$50,240	$26.49	110
Wheeling, WV	$55,100	$51,750	$26.49	50
College Station, TX	$54,950	$51,020	$26.42	50
Youngstown, OH	$54,830	$55,230	$26.36	40
Charleston, WV	$54,810	$54,180	$26.35	210
Corpus Christi, TX	$54,530	$51,200	$26.22	190
El Paso, TX	$54,370	$50,730	$26.14	230
Myrtle Beach, SC	$54,050	$45,830	$25.99	110
Little Rock, AR	$54,000	$49,870	$25.96	110
Decatur, AL	$53,920	$55,360	$25.93	50
Augusta, GA	$53,780	$46,690	$25.85	140
Kingsport, TN	$53,750	$45,650	$25.84	80
Dalton, GA	$53,520	$51,960	$25.73	50
Dothan, AL	$53,460	$44,940	$25.70	30
Warner Robins, GA	$53,460	$47,310	$25.70	70
Florence, SC	$53,240	$52,260	$25.60	40
McAllen, TX	$52,440	$47,500	$25.21	90
Macon, GA	$52,440	$45,730	$25.21	50
Amarillo, TX	$52,320	$47,290	$25.15	60
Lubbock, TX	$52,090	$51,980	$25.05	50
Laredo, TX	$51,610	$47,950	$24.81	40
Jackson, MS	$51,220	$48,630	$24.62	230
Gainesville, GA	$49,310	$45,740	$23.71	140
Valdosta, GA	$48,710	$45,230	$23.42	40
Hattiesburg, MS	$48,630	$44,930	$23.38	40
Columbus, GA	$48,000	$45,270	$23.08	40
Albany, GA	$47,410	$45,270	$22.79	60
Athens, GA	$45,610	$44,200	$21.93	50
San Juan, PR	$42,400	$42,390	$20.38	350

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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.?

$70,178 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, 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

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3022.
U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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