Civil Engineers Salary in Tucson, AZ

Civil Engineers pay range in Tucson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $132,430 or more. The middle half of civil engineers in Tucson earn between $72,010 and $105,800.

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

Civil Engineers salary after taxes in Tucson

On the average salary of $92,210, a single filer in Tucson takes home about $71,788 a year, or $5,982 a month and $2,761 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Tucson a good place for civil engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tucson area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.9), so the average $92,210 buys what about $95,164 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Tucson ($47,760). A typical home costs $343,580, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineers salary in other Arizona cities

Tucson ranks 5th of 6 Arizona metro areas for this job; Flagstaff pays the most ($103,990).

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Highest-paying cities for civil engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($137,910).

Civil Engineers salary by city

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