SOC 17-3022 · Clarksville, TN-KY metro

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Clarksville, TN

The average salary for civil engineering technologists and technicians in Clarksville, Tennessee is $60,560 a year ($29.12 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,330: half of the 50 people in this job in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,178).

$60,560average per year

$29.12 / hourMedian $56,330Take-home ≈ $50,840

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 8Tennessee metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Clarksville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $94,500 or more. The middle half of civil engineering technologists and technicians in Clarksville earn between $46,740 and $71,560.

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,560$5,047$29.12
Median$56,330$4,694$27.08
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,740$3,895$22.47
Experienced (75th percentile)$71,560$5,963$34.40

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

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Clarksville

On the average salary of $60,560, a single filer in Clarksville takes home about $50,840 a year, or $4,237 a month and $1,955 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

The Clarksville, TN-KY metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in TN$50,840$4,237
Working in KY$48,838$4,070

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Clarksville area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.9), so the average $60,560 buys what about $66,588 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Clarksville ($44,860). A typical home costs $292,990, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Tennessee cities

Clarksville ranks 5th of 8 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Jackson pays the most ($63,360).

All Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Tennessee

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 Clarksville: questions

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

$29.12 an hour on average, and $27.08 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,740, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $50,840 a year ($4,237 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,560. Tennessee has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 14% 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 Clarksville, TN-KY (17300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.0%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.04, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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