Civil Engineering Technician Salary (2026)
Typical pay is $64,950 a year, with most civil engineering technicians earning between $51,490 and $80,650. Based on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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Nationally, the typical civil engineering technician earns $64,950 a year. Early-career pay starts around $51,490, experienced civil engineering technicians earn $80,650 or more, and the top 10% make over $98,980. About 68,520 people work in this occupation in the US. Pay is highest in Oregon ($85,390) and, among metro areas, in Napa, CA ($102,390).
Civil Engineering Technician salary in the United States
Annual pay, BLS survey of May 2025
What civil engineering technicians do
Civil engineering technicians support civil engineers with field inspection, materials testing, surveying and drafting on roads, sites and infrastructure projects.
Civil Engineering Technician salary by state
Typical annual pay for civil engineering technicians in every state where BLS publishes figures, highest first.
| State | Typical | Early career | Experienced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $85,390 | $77,030 | $97,970 |
| California | $83,490 | $65,610 | $101,790 |
| Washington | $79,580 | $64,430 | $93,640 |
| Illinois | $79,190 | $62,390 | $99,820 |
| Minnesota | $78,690 | $71,490 | $90,890 |
| Nevada | $74,810 | $51,920 | $90,680 |
| Vermont | $74,100 | $64,770 | $81,520 |
| Wisconsin | $73,970 | $61,990 | $80,350 |
| New York | $73,790 | $60,190 | $87,020 |
| Connecticut | $73,430 | $58,010 | $89,910 |
| Iowa | $72,540 | $60,670 | $80,950 |
| Massachusetts | $71,350 | $60,790 | $86,030 |
| Alaska | $70,990 | $58,070 | $86,640 |
| New Jersey | $70,650 | $49,950 | $81,270 |
| Louisiana | $68,030 | $56,400 | $80,870 |
| Maine | $67,540 | $60,280 | $75,960 |
| Virginia | $67,100 | $54,580 | $79,760 |
| Nebraska | $66,590 | $57,030 | $81,780 |
| North Dakota | $65,030 | $58,820 | $76,970 |
| Ohio | $64,730 | $53,360 | $79,460 |
| Utah | $64,490 | $51,160 | $79,870 |
| New Hampshire | $64,480 | $58,660 | $74,090 |
| Hawaii | $64,410 | $52,000 | $72,550 |
| Indiana | $64,390 | $49,030 | $78,240 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,650 | $56,800 | $77,460 |
| Rhode Island | $63,650 | $57,390 | $72,120 |
| Arizona | $63,560 | $48,420 | $77,150 |
| Florida | $63,410 | $49,060 | $77,560 |
| Idaho | $63,200 | $48,080 | $75,730 |
| Maryland | $62,760 | $55,930 | $74,360 |
| New Mexico | $62,440 | $54,230 | $73,890 |
| Delaware | $62,120 | $45,680 | $68,970 |
| Montana | $61,410 | $48,670 | $76,190 |
| Missouri | $61,350 | $49,160 | $74,190 |
| South Dakota | $60,880 | $52,860 | $68,080 |
| Oklahoma | $60,050 | $51,150 | $76,180 |
| Kentucky | $59,710 | $58,610 | $72,230 |
| Kansas | $59,440 | $45,030 | $72,660 |
| Texas | $59,390 | $46,800 | $77,740 |
| Colorado | $59,050 | $48,100 | $75,570 |
| North Carolina | $58,700 | $47,870 | $69,170 |
| Michigan | $57,990 | $47,130 | $76,740 |
| Tennessee | $57,270 | $47,640 | $69,470 |
| Wyoming | $56,150 | $47,070 | $66,510 |
| South Carolina | $53,710 | $46,360 | $65,540 |
| West Virginia | $53,340 | $42,240 | $65,580 |
| Alabama | $52,750 | $43,430 | $65,610 |
| Arkansas | $51,750 | $38,950 | $60,480 |
| Georgia | $50,360 | $41,550 | $65,030 |
| Mississippi | $46,430 | $36,840 | $58,530 |
Highest-paying metro areas
| Metro area | Typical |
|---|---|
| 1. Napa, CA | $102,390 |
| 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $98,020 |
| 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $97,510 |
| 4. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $97,410 |
| 5. Vallejo, CA | $96,860 |
| 6. Modesto, CA | $95,630 |
| 7. Bend, OR | $89,010 |
| 8. Salem, OR | $86,200 |
| 9. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $84,930 |
| 10. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $84,690 |
| 11. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $84,660 |
| 12. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $84,120 |
| 13. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $83,990 |
| 14. Springfield, IL | $83,990 |
| 15. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $83,040 |
Pay in Apollo's markets
| Metro | Typical |
|---|---|
| Atlanta | $58,780 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $65,360 |
| Houston | $62,040 |
| Austin | $62,320 |
| Charlotte | $50,250 |
| Raleigh | $60,720 |
| San Antonio | $63,560 |
| Chicago | $81,360 |
| Orlando | $62,300 |
| Tampa | $75,070 |
| Miami | $68,860 |
| Jacksonville | $58,110 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg | $49,830 |
| Columbia, SC | $57,640 |
| Charleston, SC | $55,990 |
| Savannah | $65,160 |
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Civil Engineering Technician salary FAQs
How much does a civil engineering technician make in the US?
The typical (median) civil engineering technician in the US earns $64,950 a year, or about $31.23 an hour (BLS, May 2025). Half earn more and half earn less.
What is the entry-level salary for a civil engineering technician in the US?
Early-career civil engineering technicians in the US typically earn around $51,490 (the 25th percentile), and the lowest-paid 10% earn under $44,220. Degree, internships, licenses and the industry all move starting pay.
How much do experienced civil engineering technicians earn in the US?
Experienced civil engineering technicians in the US earn $80,650 or more (the 75th percentile), and the top 10% earn over $98,980.
Which state pays civil engineering technicians the most?
Oregon has the highest typical pay for civil engineering technicians at $85,390 a year. The highest-paying metro area is Napa, CA at $102,390 (BLS, May 2025).
Are civil engineering technicians in demand?
BLS projects employment in this occupation to grow 3.2% from 2025 to 2035, compared with 3.5% for all jobs, with about 6,100 openings a year nationally as people retire, change jobs or the field grows.
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Where these numbers come from
Pay figures come from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program (OEWS), which surveys about 1.1 million employer locations and is the government's main source of pay by occupation and location. This page uses the May 2025 survey, released in 2026, and updates itself when BLS publishes the next year's figures. Job outlook comes from the BLS Employment Projections for 2025–35. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024, where the US average is 100.
Pay is base wages and salary before tax. It does not include bonuses, overtime, benefits or equity. Early career is the 25th percentile (a quarter of workers earn less), Typical is the median and Experienced is the 75th percentile. The bar shows the full range from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The salary rank check estimates a percentile by drawing straight lines between those five published points.
BLS groups some job titles together. Controls engineers, for example, are counted with electrical engineers, and CAD designers with drafters. Each result names the BLS occupation it uses so you can see exactly what is being measured. BLS does not publish every occupation in every area, for example when too few people in a job were surveyed or when a figure does not meet its reliability standards. When a metro figure is missing, the calculator shows the state figure, or the national figure if the state is also missing, and says so.
BLS occupation used on this page: Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3022).