The Median Annual Salary for a Civil Engineer Increases to $115,000
RESTON, Va. — The 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Civil Engineering Salary Report states that civil engineers' median pre-tax annual salaries in 2019 was $115,000, which is an increase from $109,000 reported last year. This follows the steady trend over the past few years: Base salaries have risen between 4%-6% per year from 2017-2020. Compensation for civil engineers has continued to rise each year in the last half-decade. Income information for this report was collected based off of 2019 W2 forms, offering a pre-COVID-19 look at salaries.
“This survey highlights the fact that prior to the pandemic, our profession was strong,” said K.N. Gunalan, Ph.D., P.E., president, ASCE. “While the COVID-19 pandemic has indeed rocked the industry and every sector of the economy, the critical work of civil engineers has not stopped — from keeping the water and wastewater systems functioning; transportation systems, including roads, bridges, ports, and airports delivering goods and services to our door steps and electricity and telecommunication systems keeping us connected to the outside world as we have managed our day-to-day life and business in a largely virtual world.”