State wages ยท Cost of living
Civil Engineers pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $118,450. Mississippi leads after cost of living, at $119,540. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($99,590).
National median
$99,590
Highest state median
$118,450
California
Best adjusted pay
$119,540
Mississippi
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $84,150Higher: $119,540Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Mississippi | $103,940 | +4.4% | 86.953 | $119,540 | 1 |
| Louisiana | $102,350 | +2.8% | 88.207 | $116,030 | 2 |
| New Mexico | $104,600 | +5.0% | 92.212 | $113,430 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | $99,540 | -0.1% | 87.843 | $113,320 | 4 |
| Kentucky | $100,200 | +0.6% | 90.159 | $111,140 | 5 |
| Alabama | $98,100 | -1.5% | 88.823 | $110,440 | 6 |
| Nebraska | $99,360 | -0.2% | 90.103 | $110,270 | 7 |
| Rhode Island | $112,250 | +12.7% | 102.28 | $109,750 | 8 |
| North Dakota | $96,160 | -3.4% | 88.959 | $108,090 | 9 |
| Iowa | $94,500 | -5.1% | 87.762 | $107,680 | 10 |
| South Dakota | $95,110 | -4.5% | 88.586 | $107,360 | 11 |
| California | $118,450 | +18.9% | 110.72 | $106,980 | 12 |
| Tennessee | $97,730 | -1.9% | 91.87 | $106,380 | 13 |
| South Carolina | $99,680 | +0.1% | 93.749 | $106,330 | 14 |
| Alaska | $107,240 | +7.7% | 102.359 | $104,770 | 15 |
| Wyoming | $95,800 | -3.8% | 92.691 | $103,350 | 16 |
| Minnesota | $101,440 | +1.9% | 98.621 | $102,860 | 17 |
| Missouri | $93,020 | -6.6% | 90.817 | $102,430 | 18 |
| Indiana | $95,000 | -4.6% | 93.329 | $101,790 | 19 |
| Ohio | $93,480 | -6.1% | 92.774 | $100,760 | 20 |
| Delaware | $99,820 | +0.2% | 99.808 | $100,010 | 21 |
| Oregon | $103,070 | +3.5% | 103.361 | $99,720 | 22 |
| Idaho | $94,990 | -4.6% | 95.494 | $99,470 | 23 |
| North Carolina | $93,590 | -6.0% | 94.326 | $99,220 | 24 |
| Massachusetts | $104,450 | +4.9% | 105.757 | $98,760 | 25 |
| Nevada | $98,690 | -0.9% | 99.979 | $98,710 | 26 |
| West Virginia | $88,200 | -11.4% | 89.497 | $98,550 | 27 |
| Connecticut | $101,800 | +2.2% | 103.61 | $98,250 | 28 |
| Washington | $105,090 | +5.5% | 107.013 | $98,200 | 29 |
| Texas | $95,050 | -4.6% | 97.057 | $97,930 | 30 |
| Maine | $94,880 | -4.7% | 97.05 | $97,760 | 31 |
| Illinois | $97,640 | -2.0% | 99.958 | $97,680 | 32 |
| Wisconsin | $90,770 | -8.9% | 94.095 | $96,470 | 33 |
| Kansas | $86,780 | -12.9% | 90.068 | $96,350 | 34 |
| Maryland | $100,320 | +0.7% | 104.959 | $95,580 | 35 |
| New Jersey | $103,690 | +4.1% | 108.805 | $95,300 | 36 |
| Virginia | $96,210 | -3.4% | 101.104 | $95,160 | 37 |
| New York | $102,440 | +2.9% | 107.921 | $94,920 | 38 |
| Pennsylvania | $92,460 | -7.2% | 97.572 | $94,760 | 39 |
| Florida | $97,810 | -1.8% | 103.414 | $94,580 | 40 |
| Arkansas | $81,930 | -17.7% | 86.937 | $94,240 | 41 |
| Utah | $92,000 | -7.6% | 98.864 | $93,060 | 42 |
| District of Columbia | $102,170 | +2.6% | 109.901 | $92,970 | 43 |
| Arizona | $93,500 | -6.1% | 100.677 | $92,870 | 44 |
| Michigan | $85,550 | -14.1% | 96.217 | $88,910 | 45 |
| New Hampshire | $92,020 | -7.6% | 104.165 | $88,340 | 46 |
| Vermont | $85,720 | -13.9% | 97.958 | $87,510 | 47 |
| Hawaii | $94,970 | -4.6% | 109.951 | $86,370 | 48 |
| Montana | $80,390 | -19.3% | 94.645 | $84,940 | 49 |
| Georgia | $81,030 | -18.6% | 96.293 | $84,150 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.