Civil Engineers · SOC 17-2051
Civil Engineer Salary in the Arizona
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Arizona
Figures describe the state of Arizona as a whole.
Civil Engineers in the Arizona earned a median of $89,660 per year ($43.10 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $63,740 at the 10th percentile to $138,030 at the 90th. BLS estimates 5,940 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Civil Engineers in the Arizona earn more than $89,660 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $76,340 and $109,930.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $63,740 | $76,340 | $89,660 | $109,930 | $138,030 |
| Hourly | $30.64 | $36.70 | $43.10 | $52.85 | $66.36 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Arizona$89,660 median for Arizona; middle half earns $76,340 to $109,930
- United Statesnational$100,840 median for United States; middle half earns $79,930 to $129,680
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −11% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Arizona
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for civil engineers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Arizonathis page$89,660 median for Arizona; middle half earns $76,340 to $109,930
- $100,970 median for Flagstaff metro area; middle half earns $84,050 to $114,090
- $94,800 median for Prescott Valley metro area; middle half earns $76,120 to $118,040
- $94,370 median for Yuma metro area; middle half earns $74,910 to $122,170
- $90,330 median for Phoenix metro area; middle half earns $77,750 to $108,510
- $81,490 median for Tucson metro area; middle half earns $72,010 to $105,800
- $79,070 median for Lake Havasu City metro area; middle half earns $70,560 to $89,660
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.