6. Maine
6. Maine
Total Civil Engineer Jobs: | 79 |
| Average Annual Salary: | $74,684 |
| Lowest 10 Percent Earn: | $55,000 |
| Highest 10 Percent Earn: | $100,000 |
| Location Quotient: | 1 |
Best States For a Civil Engineer
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Here Are the Best States for Civil Engineers In 2023:
1. California
1. CaliforniaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:2,375 Average Annual Salary: $91,786 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $66,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $126,000 Location Quotient: 1.362. Alaska
2. AlaskaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:79 Average Annual Salary: $81,287 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $67,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $98,000 Location Quotient: 1.593. Oregon
3. OregonTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:376 Average Annual Salary: $76,118 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $55,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $104,000 Location Quotient: 1.524. Nevada
4. NevadaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:117 Average Annual Salary: $75,994 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $54,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $105,000 Location Quotient: 0.945. Virginia
5. VirginiaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:966 Average Annual Salary: $75,340 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $57,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $99,000 Location Quotient: 1.72Are There Any Particularly Good Places In The United States For Civil Engineers To Find Work Opportunities?
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7. Washington
7. WashingtonTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:623 Average Annual Salary: $74,621 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $54,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $102,000 Location Quotient: 1.438. Massachusetts
8. MassachusettsTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:483 Average Annual Salary: $75,947 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $56,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $101,000 Location Quotient: 0.889. Delaware
9. DelawareTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:101 Average Annual Salary: $71,877 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $54,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $95,000 Location Quotient: 1.3510. Vermont
10. VermontTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:48 Average Annual Salary: $71,573 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $53,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $95,000 Location Quotient: 1.05Civil Engineer JobsNear Ashburn, VA
11. District of Columbia
11. District of ColumbiaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:190 Average Annual Salary: $74,461 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $56,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $98,000 Location Quotient: 1.912. New York
12. New YorkTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:681 Average Annual Salary: $75,485 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $56,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $100,000 Location Quotient: 0.8913. Pennsylvania
13. PennsylvaniaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:535 Average Annual Salary: $71,013 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $53,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $94,000 Location Quotient: 0.7714. Louisiana
14. LouisianaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:139 Average Annual Salary: $70,944 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $52,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $95,000 Location Quotient: 0.7315. Oklahoma
15. OklahomaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:126 Average Annual Salary: $70,864 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $53,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $94,000 Location Quotient: 0.6916. North Carolina
16. North CarolinaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:517 Average Annual Salary: $68,874 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $52,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $90,000 Location Quotient: 0.917. New Jersey
17. New JerseyTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:326 Average Annual Salary: $74,987 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $56,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $100,000 Location Quotient: 0.6918. Connecticut
18. ConnecticutTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:179 Average Annual Salary: $71,311 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $53,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $95,000 Location Quotient: 0.919. Mississippi
19. MississippiTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:72 Average Annual Salary: $70,441 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $52,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $93,000 Location Quotient: 0.5720. Alabama
20. AlabamaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:231 Average Annual Salary: $66,657 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $50,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $88,000 Location Quotient: 0.88Civil Engineer Jobs In The Top 10 States
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21. Tennessee
21. TennesseeTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:227 Average Annual Salary: $68,057 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $51,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $89,000 Location Quotient: 0.6522. Colorado
22. ColoradoTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:541 Average Annual Salary: $67,946 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $49,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $93,000 Location Quotient: 1.5223. Minnesota
23. MinnesotaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:321 Average Annual Salary: $68,908 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $51,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $91,000 Location Quotient: 0.8124. Kentucky
24. KentuckyTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:131 Average Annual Salary: $68,401 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $51,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $90,000 Location Quotient: 0.625. Hawaii
25. HawaiiTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:94 Average Annual Salary: $69,532 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $60,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $80,000 Location Quotient: 1.8826. Texas
26. TexasTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:1,218 Average Annual Salary: $65,826 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $49,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $88,000 Location Quotient: 1.0127. Florida
27. FloridaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:872 Average Annual Salary: $67,327 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $50,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $89,000 Location Quotient: 0.9428. New Mexico
28. New MexicoTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:82 Average Annual Salary: $67,614 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $49,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $92,000 Location Quotient: 0.729. Rhode Island
29. Rhode IslandTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:43 Average Annual Salary: $68,597 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $51,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $91,000 Location Quotient: 0.5930. New Hampshire
30. New HampshireTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:72 Average Annual Salary: $67,568 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $50,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $90,000 Location Quotient: 0.6931. Maryland
31. MarylandTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:525 Average Annual Salary: $66,554 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $50,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $87,000 Location Quotient: 1.3932. North Dakota
32. North DakotaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:54 Average Annual Salary: $63,460 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $47,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $84,000 Location Quotient: 0.9733. Illinois
33. IllinoisTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:598 Average Annual Salary: $67,539 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $50,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $89,000 Location Quotient: 0.8434. Ohio
34. OhioTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:469 Average Annual Salary: $64,262 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $48,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $85,000 Location Quotient: 0.7735. West Virginia
35. West VirginiaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:57 Average Annual Salary: $65,815 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $49,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $86,000 Location Quotient: 0.6336. Missouri
36. MissouriTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:233 Average Annual Salary: $66,796 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $50,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $89,000 Location Quotient: 0.6737. Arizona
37. ArizonaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:395 Average Annual Salary: $62,986 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $46,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $85,000 Location Quotient: 1.1338. Indiana
38. IndianaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:329 Average Annual Salary: $62,961 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $47,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $83,000 Location Quotient: 0.8439. Iowa
39. IowaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:178 Average Annual Salary: $62,980 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $47,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $84,000 Location Quotient: 0.8240. Nebraska
40. NebraskaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:140 Average Annual Salary: $61,299 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $45,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $82,000 Location Quotient: 1.0541. Georgia
41. GeorgiaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:617 Average Annual Salary: $61,434 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $46,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $81,000 Location Quotient: 142. South Carolina
42. South CarolinaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:217 Average Annual Salary: $62,311 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $47,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $82,000 Location Quotient: 0.8143. Michigan
43. MichiganTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:439 Average Annual Salary: $60,009 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $45,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $79,000 Location Quotient: 0.9544. Wisconsin
44. WisconsinTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:248 Average Annual Salary: $62,382 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $46,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $83,000 Location Quotient: 0.7545. Idaho
45. IdahoTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:91 Average Annual Salary: $61,323 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $43,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $85,000 Location Quotient: 0.9346. Montana
46. MontanaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:114 Average Annual Salary: $56,606 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $41,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $77,000 Location Quotient: 1.6647. Utah
47. UtahTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:204 Average Annual Salary: $58,347 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $41,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $81,000 Location Quotient: 1.0748. South Dakota
48. South DakotaTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:46 Average Annual Salary: $60,490 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $44,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $81,000 Location Quotient: 0.7249. Wyoming
49. WyomingTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:42 Average Annual Salary: $51,913 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $37,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $71,000 Location Quotient: 1.1850. Kansas
50. KansasTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:118 Average Annual Salary: $59,603 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $44,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $79,000 Location Quotient: 0.6551. Arkansas
51. ArkansasTotal Civil Engineer Jobs:90 Average Annual Salary: $57,367 Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $43,000 Highest 10 Percent Earn: $76,000 Location Quotient: 0.58
How We Determined The Best States To Be A Civil Engineer
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Detailed List Of The Best States For A Civil Engineer
| Rank | State | Average Salary | Lowest 10% Earn | Population | Job Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $91,786 | $66,000 | 39,536,653 | 2,375 |
| 2 | Alaska | $81,287 | $67,000 | 739,795 | 79 |
| 3 | Oregon | $76,118 | $55,000 | 4,142,776 | 376 |
| 4 | Nevada | $75,994 | $54,000 | 2,998,039 | 117 |
| 5 | Virginia | $75,340 | $57,000 | 8,470,020 | 966 |
| 6 | Maine | $74,684 | $55,000 | 1,335,907 | 79 |
| 7 | Washington | $74,621 | $54,000 | 7,405,743 | 623 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $75,947 | $56,000 | 6,859,819 | 483 |
| 9 | Delaware | $71,877 | $54,000 | 961,939 | 101 |
| 10 | Vermont | $71,573 | $53,000 | 623,657 | 48 |
| 11 | District of Columbia | $74,461 | $56,000 | 693,972 | 190 |
| 12 | New York | $75,485 | $56,000 | 19,849,399 | 681 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $71,013 | $53,000 | 12,805,537 | 535 |
| 14 | Louisiana | $70,944 | $52,000 | 4,684,333 | 139 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | $70,864 | $53,000 | 3,930,864 | 126 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $68,874 | $52,000 | 10,273,419 | 517 |
| 17 | New Jersey | $74,987 | $56,000 | 9,005,644 | 326 |
| 18 | Connecticut | $71,311 | $53,000 | 3,588,184 | 179 |
| 19 | Mississippi | $70,441 | $52,000 | 2,984,100 | 72 |
| 20 | Alabama | $66,657 | $50,000 | 4,874,747 | 231 |
| 21 | Tennessee | $68,057 | $51,000 | 6,715,984 | 227 |
| 22 | Colorado | $67,946 | $49,000 | 5,607,154 | 541 |
| 23 | Minnesota | $68,908 | $51,000 | 5,576,606 | 321 |
| 24 | Kentucky | $68,401 | $51,000 | 4,454,189 | 131 |
| 25 | Hawaii | $69,532 | $60,000 | 1,427,538 | 94 |
| 26 | Texas | $65,826 | $49,000 | 28,304,596 | 1,218 |
| 27 | Florida | $67,327 | $50,000 | 20,984,400 | 872 |
| 28 | New Mexico | $67,614 | $49,000 | 2,088,070 | 82 |
| 29 | Rhode Island | $68,597 | $51,000 | 1,059,639 | 43 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | $67,568 | $50,000 | 1,342,795 | 72 |
| 31 | Maryland | $66,554 | $50,000 | 6,052,177 | 525 |
| 32 | North Dakota | $63,460 | $47,000 | 755,393 | 54 |
| 33 | Illinois | $67,539 | $50,000 | 12,802,023 | 598 |
| 34 | Ohio | $64,262 | $48,000 | 11,658,609 | 469 |
| 35 | West Virginia | $65,815 | $49,000 | 1,815,857 | 57 |
| 36 | Missouri | $66,796 | $50,000 | 6,113,532 | 233 |
| 37 | Arizona | $62,986 | $46,000 | 7,016,270 | 395 |
| 38 | Indiana | $62,961 | $47,000 | 6,666,818 | 329 |
| 39 | Iowa | $62,980 | $47,000 | 3,145,711 | 178 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $61,299 | $45,000 | 1,920,076 | 140 |
| 41 | Georgia | $61,434 | $46,000 | 10,429,379 | 617 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $62,311 | $47,000 | 5,024,369 | 217 |
| 43 | Michigan | $60,009 | $45,000 | 9,962,311 | 439 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $62,382 | $46,000 | 5,795,483 | 248 |
| 45 | Idaho | $61,323 | $43,000 | 1,716,943 | 91 |
| 46 | Montana | $56,606 | $41,000 | 1,050,493 | 114 |
| 47 | Utah | $58,347 | $41,000 | 3,101,833 | 204 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $60,490 | $44,000 | 869,666 | 46 |
| 49 | Wyoming | $51,913 | $37,000 | 579,315 | 42 |
| 50 | Kansas | $59,603 | $44,000 | 2,913,123 | 118 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $57,367 | $43,000 | 3,004,279 | 90 |
Highest paying states for Civil Engineers
| Rank | State | Avg. Civil Engineer Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $91,786 |
| 2 | Alaska | $81,287 |
| 3 | Oregon | $76,118 |
| 4 | Nevada | $75,994 |
| 5 | Virginia | $75,340 |
| 6 | Maine | $74,684 |
| 7 | Washington | $74,621 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $75,947 |
| 9 | Delaware | $71,877 |
| 10 | Vermont | $71,573 |
| 11 | District of Columbia | $74,461 |
| 12 | New York | $75,485 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $71,013 |
| 14 | Louisiana | $70,944 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | $70,864 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $68,874 |
| 17 | New Jersey | $74,987 |
| 18 | Connecticut | $71,311 |
| 19 | Mississippi | $70,441 |
| 20 | Alabama | $66,657 |
| 21 | Tennessee | $68,057 |
| 22 | Colorado | $67,946 |
| 23 | Minnesota | $68,908 |
| 24 | Kentucky | $68,401 |
| 25 | Hawaii | $69,532 |
| 26 | Texas | $65,826 |
| 27 | Florida | $67,327 |
| 28 | New Mexico | $67,614 |
| 29 | Rhode Island | $68,597 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | $67,568 |
| 31 | Maryland | $66,554 |
| 32 | North Dakota | $63,460 |
| 33 | Illinois | $67,539 |
| 34 | Ohio | $64,262 |
| 35 | West Virginia | $65,815 |
| 36 | Missouri | $66,796 |
| 37 | Arizona | $62,986 |
| 38 | Indiana | $62,961 |
| 39 | Iowa | $62,980 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $61,299 |
| 41 | Georgia | $61,434 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $62,311 |
| 43 | Michigan | $60,009 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $62,382 |
| 45 | Idaho | $61,323 |
| 46 | Montana | $56,606 |
| 47 | Utah | $58,347 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $60,490 |
| 49 | Wyoming | $51,913 |
| 50 | Kansas | $59,603 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $57,367 |
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