Civil Engineers Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Civil Engineers pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $155,290 or more. The middle half of civil engineers in Albuquerque earn between $80,780 and $129,040.

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

Civil Engineers salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $108,760, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $81,344 a year, or $6,779 a month and $3,129 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $108,760 buys what about $113,830 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Civil Engineers salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 2nd of 4 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Santa Fe pays the most ($113,850).

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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).

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Related jobs in Albuquerque

• Electrical Engineers$158,230 a year
• Engineers, All Other$151,910 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$150,010 a year
• Chemical Engineers$143,640 a year
• Aerospace Engineers$143,200 a year
• Industrial Engineers$133,120 a year
• Environmental Engineers$122,760 a year
• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$114,620 a year

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