SOC 17-3022 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$64,950

U.S. median hourly wage$31.23

U.S. employment68,520

Nationally, civil engineering technologists and technicians earned a median of $64,950 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 68,520 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
Oregon	$85,390	$41.06	970	0.5
California	$83,490	$40.14	7,250	0.4
Washington	$79,580	$38.26	2,090	0.6
Illinois	$79,190	$38.07	4,190	0.7
Minnesota	$78,690	$37.83	2,030	0.7
Nevada	$74,810	$35.97	800	0.5
Vermont	$74,100	$35.63	200	0.7
Wisconsin	$73,970	$35.56	1,560	0.5
New York	$73,790	$35.48	1,710	0.2
Connecticut	$73,430	$35.30	330	0.2
Iowa	$72,540	$34.88	1,130	0.7
Massachusetts	$71,350	$34.30	680	0.2
Alaska	$70,990	$34.13	230	0.7
New Jersey	$70,650	$33.97	760	0.2
Louisiana	$68,030	$32.71	410	0.2
Maine	$67,540	$32.47	290	0.4
Virginia	$67,100	$32.26	1,480	0.4
Nebraska	$66,590	$32.02	370	0.4
North Dakota	$65,030	$31.27	400	0.9
Ohio	$64,730	$31.12	1,790	0.3
Utah	$64,490	$31.00	630	0.4
New Hampshire	$64,480	$31.00	300	0.4
Hawaii	$64,410	$30.97	120	0.2
Indiana	$64,390	$30.96	1,040	0.3
Pennsylvania	$63,650	$30.60	2,290	0.4
Rhode Island	$63,650	$30.60	140	0.3
Arizona	$63,560	$30.56	1,050	0.3
Florida	$63,410	$30.48	4,030	0.4
Idaho	$63,200	$30.39	440	0.5
Maryland	$62,760	$30.17	620	0.2
New Mexico	$62,440	$30.02	710	0.8
Delaware	$62,120	$29.86	350	0.7
Montana	$61,410	$29.53	310	0.6
Missouri	$61,350	$29.50	1,300	0.4
South Dakota	$60,880	$29.27	460	1.0
Oklahoma	$60,050	$28.87	400	0.2
Kentucky	$59,710	$28.71	1,860	0.9
Kansas	$59,440	$28.58	1,060	0.7
Texas	$59,390	$28.55	4,470	0.3
Colorado	$59,050	$28.39	1,820	0.6
North Carolina	$58,700	$28.22	2,760	0.6
Michigan	$57,990	$27.88	2,930	0.7
Tennessee	$57,270	$27.53	1,650	0.5
Wyoming	$56,150	$26.99	300	1.1
South Carolina	$53,710	$25.82	1,480	0.6
West Virginia	$53,340	$25.64	520	0.7
Alabama	$52,750	$25.36	1,800	0.9
Arkansas	$51,750	$24.88	Not published	Not published
Georgia	$50,360	$24.21	3,840	0.8
Mississippi	$46,430	$22.32	800	0.7
Puerto Rico	$42,390	$20.38	390	0.4
Guam	$37,230	$17.90	30	0.5

Pay by metro area

All 260 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Napa, CA	$102,390	$49.23	40	0.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$98,020	$47.12	420	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$97,510	$46.88	1,270	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$97,410	$46.83	130	0.6
Vallejo, CA	$96,860	$46.57	40	0.2
Modesto, CA	$95,630	$45.98	40	0.2
Bend, OR	$89,010	$42.79	60	0.5
Salem, OR	$86,200	$41.44	140	0.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$84,930	$40.83	610	0.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$84,690	$40.72	550	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$84,660	$40.70	860	0.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$84,120	$40.44	90	0.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$83,990	$40.38	1,670	0.3
Springfield, IL	$83,990	$40.38	220	2.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$83,040	$39.92	110	0.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$82,760	$39.79	70	0.8
Utica-Rome, NY	$82,460	$39.64	40	0.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$82,260	$39.55	60	0.2
Medford, OR	$82,050	$39.45	40	0.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$81,990	$39.42	160	0.5
Bellingham, WA	$81,790	$39.32	60	0.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$81,790	$39.32	50	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$81,360	$39.12	2,250	0.5
Salinas, CA	$81,230	$39.06	40	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$80,840	$38.86	700	0.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$80,710	$38.80	740	0.4
Fresno, CA	$80,640	$38.77	250	0.5
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$80,450	$38.68	50	0.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$79,890	$38.41	1,220	0.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$79,840	$38.38	140	0.2
Peoria, IL	$79,480	$38.21	220	1.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$79,330	$38.14	830	0.3
Ames, IA	$79,210	$38.08	150	2.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$79,050	$38.00	120	0.9
Duluth, MN-WI	$78,690	$37.83	130	1.1
Mankato, MN	$78,690	$37.83	50	0.8
Rochester, MN	$78,690	$37.83	100	0.8
St. Cloud, MN	$78,690	$37.83	40	0.4
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$78,350	$37.67	60	0.3
Visalia, CA	$78,220	$37.61	60	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$77,380	$37.20	90	0.3
Dubuque, IA	$77,370	$37.20	40	0.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$77,290	$37.16	410	0.4
Syracuse, NY	$77,230	$37.13	80	0.3
Madison, WI	$76,970	$37.00	300	0.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$76,960	$37.00	110	0.4
Helena, MT	$76,890	$36.97	50	1.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$76,860	$36.95	130	0.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$76,750	$36.90	60	0.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$76,600	$36.83	200	1.6
Worcester, MA	$76,440	$36.75	30	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$76,200	$36.64	450	0.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$76,130	$36.60	180	0.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$75,070	$36.09	940	0.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$75,050	$36.08	40	0.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$75,030	$36.07	80	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$74,840	$35.98	190	0.4
Merced, CA	$74,620	$35.87	30	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$74,340	$35.74	120	0.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$73,990	$35.57	90	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$73,790	$35.48	1,250	0.1
Jackson, MI	$73,400	$35.29	40	0.7
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$73,060	$35.13	40	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$72,970	$35.08	160	0.5
Columbus, OH	$72,700	$34.95	290	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$72,680	$34.94	140	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$72,470	$34.84	380	0.9
Santa Fe, NM	$72,450	$34.83	140	2.2
Greeley, CO	$72,310	$34.77	60	0.5
Anchorage, AK	$70,990	$34.13	130	0.8
Appleton, WI	$70,200	$33.75	90	0.7
Iowa City, IA	$69,950	$33.63	40	0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$69,860	$33.59	170	0.5
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$69,720	$33.52	50	0.6
Pueblo, CO	$69,490	$33.41	40	0.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$69,430	$33.38	640	0.2
Yakima, WA	$69,380	$33.36	80	0.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$69,320	$33.33	40	0.5
Rochester, NY	$69,210	$33.27	120	0.2
Yuba City, CA	$69,040	$33.19	60	1.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$69,010	$33.18	110	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$68,860	$33.11	830	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$68,600	$32.98	170	0.5
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$68,470	$32.92	30	0.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$68,440	$32.90	40	0.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$68,420	$32.89	60	0.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$68,270	$32.82	390	0.4
Green Bay, WI	$68,230	$32.81	130	0.7
Rockford, IL	$68,190	$32.78	50	0.4
Grand Junction, CO	$68,070	$32.72	40	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$67,720	$32.56	70	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$67,450	$32.43	210	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$67,390	$32.40	260	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$67,240	$32.33	70	0.3
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$67,030	$32.23	40	0.8
Reno, NV	$66,950	$32.19	200	0.7
Richmond, VA	$66,940	$32.18	210	0.3
Redding, CA	$66,730	$32.08	120	1.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$66,650	$32.05	540	0.5
Tucson, AZ	$66,480	$31.96	110	0.3
Eau Claire, WI	$66,450	$31.95	40	0.4
Fairbanks-College, AK	$66,350	$31.90	40	1.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$66,310	$31.88	120	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$65,960	$31.71	40	0.2
Bismarck, ND	$65,930	$31.70	120	1.7
Fond du Lac, WI	$65,810	$31.64	30	0.7
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$65,760	$31.61	30	0.5
Elizabethtown, KY	$65,660	$31.57	40	0.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$65,570	$31.53	360	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$65,360	$31.42	770	0.2
Fargo, ND-MN	$65,330	$31.41	130	0.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$65,190	$31.34	50	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$65,170	$31.33	200	0.5
Savannah, GA	$65,160	$31.33	90	0.5
Lincoln, NE	$64,770	$31.14	100	0.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$64,740	$31.12	160	0.9
Canton-Massillon, OH	$64,520	$31.02	70	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$64,490	$31.00	370	0.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$64,430	$30.98	210	0.8
Urban Honolulu, HI	$64,390	$30.96	90	0.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$64,180	$30.86	30	0.4
Lafayette, LA	$63,890	$30.72	30	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$63,650	$30.60	1,330	0.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$63,650	$30.60	150	0.2
Evansville, IN	$63,570	$30.56	50	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$63,560	$30.56	760	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$63,560	$30.56	410	0.4
Reading, PA	$63,480	$30.52	50	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$63,460	$30.51	730	0.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$63,450	$30.51	150	0.3
Manhattan, KS	$63,440	$30.50	80	1.4
New Haven, CT	$63,340	$30.45	60	0.2
Toledo, OH	$63,280	$30.42	210	0.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$63,180	$30.38	100	0.3
Pocatello, ID	$63,160	$30.36	40	1.0
St. Louis, MO-IL	$62,930	$30.26	740	0.6
Roanoke, VA	$62,920	$30.25	60	0.4
Billings, MT	$62,870	$30.23	60	0.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$62,820	$30.20	380	0.5
Bangor, ME	$62,690	$30.14	50	0.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$62,460	$30.03	140	0.4
Columbia, MO	$62,450	$30.03	40	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$62,320	$29.96	680	0.5
Ogden, UT	$62,310	$29.96	70	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$62,300	$29.95	470	0.3
Dover, DE	$62,120	$29.86	180	2.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$62,120	$29.87	320	1.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$62,040	$29.83	1,240	0.4
Altoona, PA	$62,010	$29.81	40	0.7
Oklahoma City, OK	$61,860	$29.74	220	0.3
Boise City, ID	$61,820	$29.72	160	0.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$61,740	$29.68	120	1.0
Springfield, MO	$61,650	$29.64	50	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$61,590	$29.61	90	0.5
Missoula, MT	$61,530	$29.58	60	0.8
Asheville, NC	$61,430	$29.53	150	0.9
Akron, OH	$61,310	$29.48	160	0.5
Killeen-Temple, TX	$61,130	$29.39	50	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$60,720	$29.19	830	1.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$60,670	$29.17	250	0.9
Farmington, NM	$60,630	$29.15	40	0.8
Knoxville, TN	$60,580	$29.13	350	0.8
Traverse City, MI	$60,570	$29.12	40	0.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$60,560	$29.11	110	0.4
Boulder, CO	$60,370	$29.02	Not published	Not published
Las Cruces, NM	$60,320	$29.00	50	0.6
Joplin, MO-KS	$60,240	$28.96	50	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$59,990	$28.84	190	0.3
Johnstown, PA	$59,930	$28.81	30	0.7
Pittsburgh, PA	$59,900	$28.80	380	0.3
Bowling Green, KY	$59,710	$28.71	60	0.8
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$59,710	$28.71	220	0.3
Topeka, KS	$59,490	$28.60	190	1.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$59,430	$28.57	80	0.4
State College, PA	$59,430	$28.57	40	0.5
Yuma, AZ	$59,300	$28.51	30	0.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$59,050	$28.39	1,260	0.8
Tallahassee, FL	$58,800	$28.27	70	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,780	$28.26	1,820	0.6
Punta Gorda, FL	$58,660	$28.20	30	0.6
Saginaw, MI	$58,620	$28.18	40	0.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$58,610	$28.18	90	0.6
Rapid City, SD	$58,610	$28.18	100	1.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$58,460	$28.11	40	0.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$58,300	$28.03	40	0.4
Port St. Lucie, FL	$58,250	$28.01	30	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$58,110	$27.94	190	0.3
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$58,100	$27.93	60	1.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$58,020	$27.89	410	0.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$57,990	$27.88	30	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$57,980	$27.88	230	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$57,720	$27.75	60	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$57,680	$27.73	110	0.3
Columbia, SC	$57,640	$27.71	280	0.7
Jackson, TN	$57,270	$27.53	40	0.5
Fayetteville, NC	$57,260	$27.53	80	0.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$57,220	$27.51	1,840	1.0
Greenville, NC	$57,170	$27.48	60	0.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$57,160	$27.48	190	0.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$56,940	$27.38	40	0.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$56,880	$27.35	60	0.2
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$56,880	$27.35	90	1.0
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$56,840	$27.33	230	0.9
Birmingham, AL	$56,720	$27.27	290	0.6
Tulsa, OK	$56,530	$27.18	130	0.3
Clarksville, TN-KY	$56,330	$27.08	50	0.5
Paducah, KY-IL	$56,330	$27.08	50	0.9
Johnson City, TN	$56,220	$27.03	40	0.4
Charlottesville, VA	$56,140	$26.99	50	0.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$56,090	$26.97	130	0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$55,990	$26.92	370	0.9
Winston-Salem, NC	$55,740	$26.80	90	0.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$55,390	$26.63	60	0.2
Decatur, AL	$55,360	$26.62	50	0.8
Mobile, AL	$55,360	$26.62	180	1.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$55,230	$26.56	40	0.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$54,810	$26.35	100	0.7
Cheyenne, WY	$54,790	$26.34	70	1.5
Charleston, WV	$54,180	$26.05	210	2.0
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$54,170	$26.04	80	0.3
Montgomery, AL	$54,040	$25.98	300	1.8
Wichita, KS	$53,460	$25.70	220	0.7
Gainesville, FL	$53,180	$25.57	50	0.3
Jefferson City, MO	$52,920	$25.44	60	0.8
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$52,790	$25.38	130	0.8
Florence, SC	$52,260	$25.12	40	0.4
Lubbock, TX	$51,980	$24.99	50	0.3
Dalton, GA	$51,960	$24.98	50	0.8
Wheeling, WV-OH	$51,750	$24.88	50	0.9
Corpus Christi, TX	$51,200	$24.61	190	1.0
College Station-Bryan, TX	$51,020	$24.53	50	0.4
Tyler, TX	$50,990	$24.51	30	0.3
El Paso, TX	$50,730	$24.39	230	0.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$50,250	$24.16	640	0.5
Huntsville, AL	$50,240	$24.16	270	1.0
Tuscaloosa, AL	$50,240	$24.16	110	1.0
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$49,870	$23.97	110	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$49,830	$23.96	360	0.8
Jackson, MS	$48,630	$23.38	230	0.8
Spartanburg, SC	$48,220	$23.18	60	0.4
Laredo, TX	$47,950	$23.06	40	0.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$47,500	$22.84	90	0.3
Warner Robins, GA	$47,310	$22.75	70	0.9
Amarillo, TX	$47,290	$22.74	60	0.5
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$47,280	$22.73	40	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$46,690	$22.45	140	0.6
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$45,830	$22.04	110	0.8
Gainesville, GA	$45,740	$21.99	140	1.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$45,730	$21.99	50	0.6
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$45,650	$21.95	80	0.7
Albany, GA	$45,270	$21.76	60	1.0
Columbus, GA-AL	$45,270	$21.76	40	0.4
Valdosta, GA	$45,230	$21.74	40	0.8
Dothan, AL	$44,940	$21.61	30	0.5
Hattiesburg, MS	$44,930	$21.60	40	0.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$44,200	$21.25	50	0.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$42,390	$20.38	350	0.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID	Not published	Not published	50	0.6
Lynchburg, VA	Not published	Not published	80	0.8
Midland, TX	Not published	Not published	30	0.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.