Miami Engineering Talent Maps (2026)

Pay, employers, submarkets and hiring advice for engineers in South Florida, one discipline at a time.

South Florida engineers work for FPL, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer, FDOT, PortMiami, Port Everglades and Miami International Airport, and for design firms and data center operators such as Kimley-Horn, Thornton Tomasetti, Equinix and Iron Mountain. Big projects include the Golden Glades Interchange, the I-395 Signature Bridge, the Cipriani and Waldorf Astoria towers and the Everglades reservoir. Each map below covers what engineers in one discipline earn, who employs them, where in the metro they work and what is competing for them. See our Miami engineering recruiters.

$83,750Median civil engineer pay in metro MiamiBLS, May 2025

$8.97BMulti-year capital program at Miami-Dade Water and SewerMiami-Dade County, 2025

$3.8BFPL plan for 2.2 GW of new battery storage in 2026 and 2027Energy-Storage.News

Miami talent maps by discipline

Data center engineers

$102,800median electrical engineer pay, the main code for data center engineers in metro Miami

NAP of the Americas, new Miami-Dade sites and Palm Beach limits.

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Electrical engineers

$102,800median pay in metro Miami

FPL storage, PortMiami shore power and Metromover controls.

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Mechanical engineers

$99,660median pay in metro Miami

MIA’s $12B program, Miami-Dade water and PortMiami shore power.

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Civil engineers

$83,750median pay in metro Miami

Water consent decree, Golden Glades, I-395 and MIA gates.

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Structural engineers

$83,750median civil engineer pay, the BLS code that includes structural engineers in metro Miami

Supertowers, recertification, Golden Glades and the Signature Bridge.

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Controls engineers

$102,800median electrical engineer pay, the main code for controls engineers in metro Miami

Metromover signaling, PortMiami cranes, water plants and data centers.

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Aerospace engineers

$131,210median pay in metro Miami

Pratt and Whitney, Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin in Palm Beach County.

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Industrial and manufacturing engineers

$103,740median industrial engineer pay in metro Miami

PortMiami cargo, cruise terminals and Palm Beach engine overhaul.

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Architects

$97,500median architect pay in metro Miami

Waldorf Astoria, MIA’s $12B program and Miami Freedom Park.

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CAD designers and drafters

$61,720median architectural and civil drafter pay in metro Miami

Airport, water and tower projects; mechanical drafters earn $73,230.

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