SponsorWage

Civil Engineers visa sponsorship salary

Across 6,129 certified work-visa filings classified under SOC 17-2051, the median wage for Civil Engineers is $90,000. The middle half falls between $76,222 and $109,300; the top decile begins at $130,000.

This page groups every job title employers filed under this occupation code, so it covers the same work described as Project Engineer, Civil Engineer, Senior Project Engineer and others.

Median
$90,000
25th pct
$76,222
75th pct
$109,300
90th pct
$130,000
Filings
6,129

Who sponsors Civil Engineers

Ranked by number of certified filings for this occupation

Employers filing Civil Engineers, with wage percentiles
EmployerFilings25thMedian75th
WSP USA Inc.141$83,446$98,550$115,981
AECOM Technical Services Inc124$80,350$90,753$110,266
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.103$82,731$93,000$110,000
Amazon Data Services, Inc102$126,325$135,500$144,191
California Department of Transportation95$86,544$103,644$103,644
HDR Engineering, Inc.91$81,848$94,058$119,246
Core Tech Construction Corporation74$56,000$60,000$70,000
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.73$85,010$92,435$107,806
Arcadis U.S., Inc.65$81,245$92,706$110,011
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.54$89,000$96,250$106,791
STV Incorporated53$74,589$82,222$97,344
Terracon Consultants, Inc.51$70,000$80,000$96,250
DPR Construction, A General Partnership50$84,152$91,323$97,355
T.Y. Lin International45$75,234$88,213$106,163
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC44$74,000$79,000$88,364
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.41$95,295$100,056$117,832
Michael Baker International, Inc.41$76,000$85,619$91,354
Clayco, Inc.39$89,720$102,000$118,581
Moss & Associates, LLC38$70,000$74,800$86,053
Black & Veatch Corporation32$79,466$85,176$109,939
Arup US, Inc.30$86,528$100,959$116,375
Mott MacDonald Group Inc.29$83,845$96,138$106,163
Amazon Web Services, INC.27$129,000$136,800$140,000
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.26$87,113$95,924$105,333
Jacobs Project Management Company25$100,000$108,160$112,016
Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd.24$71,000$77,710$95,160
AtkinsRealis USA Inc.23$84,864$104,693$113,750
CDM Smith Inc.23$81,827$98,384$110,864
Walter P. Moore & Associates, Inc.23$84,097$90,200$98,000
Gannett Fleming, Inc.22$72,602$97,272$108,930
Flatiron Construction Corp.21$100,342$107,975$118,250
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP21$84,240$91,520$100,589
Nan Inc21$80,000$80,000$91,000
Kleinfelder, Inc.21$64,979$76,502$82,326
Microsoft Corporation20$161,500$172,450$193,690
Black Construction Corporation20$53,342$54,600$58,875
Fluor Enterprises, Inc.19$90,675$101,731$128,500
Core Tech International Corporation19$63,500$80,340$90,000
Ardurra Group, Inc17$80,000$85,995$120,000
W.G. Yates and Sons Construction Co.17$75,150$83,928$106,000
Pacific Rim Constructors, Inc.17$60,000$70,000$75,000
Wsp USA Buildings INC.16$100,433$110,022$123,697
Moffatt & Nichol16$76,960$91,354$118,233
Modjeski and Masters, Inc.16$80,125$83,050$84,025
Burns & Mcdonnell Engineering Company, INC.15$111,537$112,773$117,661
CHA Consulting, Inc.15$77,993$84,000$117,083
TranSystems Corporation15$78,416$82,950$98,072
KPFF Inc.14$84,196$85,500$104,175
Kc Engineering and Land Surveying, P.c.14$74,589$74,589$74,589
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.14$66,125$68,000$81,250
LGC Global, Inc.14$62,409$67,496$98,000
Pacific Federal Management, INC.14$48,443$56,202$62,986
Tesla, Inc.13$132,000$150,000$162,562
HNTB Corporation13$103,002$114,150$136,614
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.13$92,500$99,070$107,625
Flatiron Dragados USA, Inc.13$75,000$90,000$100,000
Schnabel Management Services, Inc.13$82,000$85,134$87,027
STV Construction Inc.13$74,589$85,051$96,138
ATANE Engineers, P.C.13$71,469$75,878$75,878
Entech Engineering, P.c.12$90,480$114,400$124,800

By state

Where this occupation is filed from

Civil Engineers filings and median wage by state
StateFilingsMedian
Texas1,005$89,900
California840$103,844
New York531$96,138
Florida431$83,200
Virginia297$97,850
Guam286$60,000
Illinois259$86,736
Georgia228$85,000
New Jersey224$96,251
Washington160$100,500
Arizona149$84,300
North Carolina141$88,500
Massachusetts134$95,000
Pennsylvania129$85,342
Colorado122$92,579

Job titles in this occupation

The exact wording employers used on their filings

Job titles filed under SOC 17-2051
Job titleFilingsMedian
Project Engineer1,208$88,000
Civil Engineer628$74,890
Senior Project Engineer221$110,000
Structural Engineer216$90,000
Assistant Research Scientist216$74,330
Field Engineer146$75,452
Transportation Engineer (civil)92$103,644
Graduate Engineer89$84,500
Geotechnical Engineer86$84,000
Data Center Infrastructure Engineer II66$138,877
Project Engineer II55$96,574
Technical Operations Engineer I43$130,000
Civil Engineer I40$76,205
Project Engineer I39$92,000
Traffic Engineer37$93,200
Transportation Engineer36$88,106
Senior Structural Engineer34$126,227
Project Engineer (civil/construction)33$87,173
Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer I29$126,200
Project Engineer-civil29$83,000
Civil Engineer II27$85,049
Data Center Infrastructure Engineer III25$151,400
Structural Design Engineer25$85,342
Construction Engineer24$82,466
Structural Designer23$85,904
Construction Project Management21$165,000
Scheduler21$110,573
Project Controls Engineer21$109,241
Civil Engineering III20$101,510
Bridge Engineer18$95,400
Office Engineer16$102,181
Staff Professional15$70,824
Assistant Construction Manager15$111,537
Bridge Designer15$85,000
Civil Engineer 115$72,800
Vdc Engineer14$82,000
Structural Engineer II14$88,608
Junior Project Engineer14$73,900
Assistant Project Engineer14$83,039
Design Engineer I13$70,283
Civil Project Engineer13$98,384
Civil Designer13$70,000
Superintendent13$99,382
Transportation Engineer 113$72,629
Senior Scheduler12$147,954
Engineering Specialist, Civil12$77,855
Structural Project Engineer12$85,980
Senior Civil Engineer12$118,807
Vdc Manager11$106,800
Preconstruction Manager11$105,554
Staff Civil Engineer11$81,873
Civil Associate II11$85,342
Transportation Engineer 211$81,827
Civil Associate I11$72,000
Field/office Engineer10$91,455
Engineer in Training II10$83,050
Civil Engineer in Training10$79,000
Structural Steel Detailer10$65,000
Structural Engineer I9$73,440
Traffic Engineer in Training (eit)9$78,478

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SOC 17-2051 is the federal occupation code the employer assigned to these filings. It is chosen by the employer and reviewed by the Department of Labor, so it is more consistent than the free-text job title — but two companies can still classify similar work differently. Where a title looks misplaced, the wage level usually explains more of the gap than the code does.