SOC 17-3022 · Tuscaloosa, AL metro

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

The average salary for civil engineering technologists and technicians in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is $55,110 a year ($26.49 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,240: half of the 110 people in this job in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,178).

$55,110average per year

$26.49 / hourMedian $50,240Take-home ≈ $44,167

  • $37K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $84K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

110people in this job
-21%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 10Alabama metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Tuscaloosa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $84,270 or more. The middle half of civil engineering technologists and technicians in Tuscaloosa earn between $42,660 and $62,590.

  • $37K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $84K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,110$4,592$26.50
Median$50,240$4,187$24.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,660$3,555$20.51
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,590$5,216$30.09

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Tuscaloosa

On the average salary of $55,110, a single filer in Tuscaloosa takes home about $44,167 a year, or $3,681 a month and $1,699 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Tuscaloosa a good place for civil engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tuscaloosa area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.7), so the average $55,110 buys what about $62,823 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Tuscaloosa ($45,220). A typical home costs $223,201, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Alabama cities

Tuscaloosa ranks 8th of 10 Alabama metro areas for this job; Auburn pays the most ($61,820).

All Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for civil engineering technologists and technicians

Vallejo, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,700).

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary by city

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Tuscaloosa: questions

How much do civil engineering technologists and technicians make an hour in Tuscaloosa?

$26.49 an hour on average, and $24.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level civil engineering technologists and technicians salary in Tuscaloosa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the civil engineering technologists and technicians take-home pay in Tuscaloosa?

About $44,167 a year ($3,681 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,110. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do civil engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Tuscaloosa than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,178).

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; area Tuscaloosa, AL (46220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.30, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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