Pay by state · 52 states
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician Salary by State (2026)
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians earn the most in Oregon at $85,390 a year and the least in Guam at $37,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $64,950. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $85,390Oregon
- National median
- $64,950BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $37,230Guam
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of civil engineering technologists and technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OROregon | $85,390 | $77,030 | $97,970 | 970 | $82,613 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $83,490 | $65,610 | $101,790 | 7,250 | $75,406 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $79,580 | $64,430 | $93,640 | 2,090 | $74,365 |
| 4 | ILIllinois | $79,190 | $62,390 | $99,820 | 4,190 | $79,223 |
| 5 | MNMinnesota | $78,690 | $71,490 | $90,890 | 2,030 | $79,790 |
| 6 | NVNevada | $74,810 | $51,920 | $90,680 | 800 | $74,826 |
| 7 | VTVermont | $74,100 | $64,770 | $81,520 | 200 | $75,645 |
| 8 | WIWisconsin | $73,970 | $61,990 | $80,350 | 1,560 | $78,612 |
| 9 | NYNew York | $73,790 | $60,190 | $87,020 | 1,710 | $68,374 |
| 10 | CTConnecticut | $73,430 | $58,010 | $89,910 | 330 | $70,872 |
| 11 | IAIowa | $72,540 | $60,670 | $80,950 | 1,130 | $82,655 |
| 12 | MAMassachusetts | $71,350 | $60,790 | $86,030 | 680 | $67,466 |
| 13 | AKAlaska | $70,990 | $58,070 | $86,640 | 230 | $69,354 |
| 14 | NJNew Jersey | $70,650 | $49,950 | $81,270 | 760 | $64,933 |
| 15 | LALouisiana | $68,030 | $56,400 | $80,870 | 410 | $77,125 |
| 16 | MEMaine | $67,540 | $60,280 | $75,960 | 290 | $69,593 |
| 17 | VAVirginia | $67,100 | $54,580 | $79,760 | 1,480 | $66,367 |
| 18 | NENebraska | $66,590 | $57,030 | $81,780 | 370 | $73,904 |
| 19 | NDNorth Dakota | $65,030 | $58,820 | $76,970 | 400 | $73,101 |
| 20 | OHOhio | $64,730 | $53,360 | $79,460 | 1,790 | $69,772 |
| 21 | UTUtah | $64,490 | $51,160 | $79,870 | 630 | $65,231 |
| 22 | NHNew Hampshire | $64,480 | $58,660 | $74,090 | 300 | $61,902 |
| 23 | HIHawaii | $64,410 | $52,000 | $72,550 | 120 | $58,581 |
| 24 | INIndiana | $64,390 | $49,030 | $78,240 | 1,040 | $68,992 |
| 25 | PAPennsylvania | $63,650 | $56,800 | $77,460 | 2,290 | $65,234 |
| 26 | RIRhode Island | $63,650 | $57,390 | $72,120 | 140 | $62,231 |
| 27 | AZArizona | $63,560 | $48,420 | $77,150 | 1,050 | $63,133 |
| 28 | FLFlorida | $63,410 | $49,060 | $77,560 | 4,030 | $61,317 |
| 29 | IDIdaho | $63,200 | $48,080 | $75,730 | 440 | $66,182 |
| 30 | MDMaryland | $62,760 | $55,930 | $74,360 | 620 | $59,795 |
| 31 | NMNew Mexico | $62,440 | $54,230 | $73,890 | 710 | $67,714 |
| 32 | DEDelaware | $62,120 | $45,680 | $68,970 | 350 | $62,239 |
| 33 | MTMontana | $61,410 | $48,670 | $76,190 | 310 | $64,885 |
| 34 | MOMissouri | $61,350 | $49,160 | $74,190 | 1,300 | $67,553 |
| 35 | SDSouth Dakota | $60,880 | $52,860 | $68,080 | 460 | $68,724 |
| 36 | OKOklahoma | $60,050 | $51,150 | $76,180 | 400 | $68,361 |
| 37 | KYKentucky | $59,710 | $58,610 | $72,230 | 1,860 | $66,227 |
| 38 | KSKansas | $59,440 | $45,030 | $72,660 | 1,060 | $65,995 |
| 39 | TXTexas | $59,390 | $46,800 | $77,740 | 4,470 | $61,191 |
| 40 | COColorado | $59,050 | $48,100 | $75,570 | 1,820 | $57,301 |
| 41 | NCNorth Carolina | $58,700 | $47,870 | $69,170 | 2,760 | $62,231 |
| 42 | MIMichigan | $57,990 | $47,130 | $76,740 | 2,930 | $60,270 |
| 43 | TNTennessee | $57,270 | $47,640 | $69,470 | 1,650 | $62,338 |
| 44 | WYWyoming | $56,150 | $47,070 | $66,510 | 300 | $60,578 |
| 45 | SCSouth Carolina | $53,710 | $46,360 | $65,540 | 1,480 | $57,291 |
| 46 | WVWest Virginia | $53,340 | $42,240 | $65,580 | 520 | $59,600 |
| 47 | ALAlabama | $52,750 | $43,430 | $65,610 | 1,800 | $59,388 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $51,750 | $38,950 | $60,480 | N/A | $59,526 |
| 49 | GAGeorgia | $50,360 | $41,550 | $65,030 | 3,840 | $52,299 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $46,430 | $36,840 | $58,530 | 800 | $53,397 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $42,390 | $37,920 | $43,620 | 390 | N/A |
| 52 | GUGuam | $37,230 | $31,200 | $52,040 | 30 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, that changes the ranking: Oregon leads on raw pay at $85,390, while Iowa leads once prices are taken into account at $82,655.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians the most?
Oregon reports the highest median wage for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $85,390 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($83,490) and Washington ($79,580).
Which state pays Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians the least?
Guam reports the lowest median for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $37,230 a year, $48,160 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Iowa first at $82,655 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $72,540. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.