Civil Engineer Salary in Colorado
Median annual pay in Colorado
$101,420
$48.76/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Colorado
$98,416
Regional Price Parity: 103.052 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($100,840): +$580 (+0.6%)
Colorado ranks 16th of 51 states by median pay, and 33rd of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $76,810 | $36.93 |
| 25th percentile | $82,830 | $39.82 |
| Median | $101,420 | $48.76 |
| 75th percentile | $132,200 | $63.56 |
| 90th percentile | $165,230 | $79.44 |
Employment
- Employment in Colorado
- 13,290
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Colorado
- $101,420
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $100,840
- Difference
- +$580 (+0.6%)
Cost of living
$101,420 ÷ 103.052 × 100 = $98,416
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | ||
| 14th | $101,600 | $108,374 13th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 15th | $101,480 | $102,899 20th |
| Colorado This page | ||
| 16th | $101,420 | $98,416 33rd |
| Kentucky | ||
| 17th | $100,930 | $111,947 7th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 18th | $100,730 | $106,789 15th |
Similar occupations
Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
- Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician salary in the U.S.
$64,950/year U.S.
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$124,830/year Colorado
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$74,690/year U.S.
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$107,110/year U.S.
- Architect, Except Landscape and Naval salary in Colorado
$102,400/year Colorado
- Industrial Engineer salary in Colorado
$109,750/year Colorado
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +6.4%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Transportation Engineers
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Civil Engineers; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
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Civil Engineer salary in nearby places
- Civil Engineer salary in Arizona
$89,660/year Arizona
- Civil Engineer salary in Kansas
$96,880/year Kansas
- Civil Engineer salary in Nebraska
$103,150/year Nebraska
- Civil Engineer salary in New Mexico
$103,900/year New Mexico
- Civil Engineer salary in Oklahoma
$98,760/year Oklahoma
- Civil Engineer salary in Utah
$96,830/year Utah
- Civil Engineer salary in Wyoming
$90,590/year Wyoming
- Civil Engineer salary in the U.S.
$100,840/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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