Civil Engineer Salary in Kentucky
Median annual pay in Kentucky
$100,930
$48.53/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Kentucky
$111,947
Regional Price Parity: 90.159 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($100,840): +$90 (+0.1%)
Kentucky ranks 17th of 51 states by median pay, and 7th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $65,660 | $31.57 |
| 25th percentile | $78,960 | $37.96 |
| Median | $100,930 | $48.53 |
| 75th percentile | $122,930 | $59.10 |
| 90th percentile | $143,680 | $69.08 |
Employment
- Employment in Kentucky
- 2,690
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Kentucky
- $100,930
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $100,840
- Difference
- +$90 (+0.1%)
Cost of living
$100,930 ÷ 90.159 × 100 = $111,947
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | ||
| 15th | $101,480 | $102,899 20th |
| Colorado | ||
| 16th | $101,420 | $98,416 33rd |
| Kentucky This page | ||
| 17th | $100,930 | $111,947 7th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 18th | $100,730 | $106,789 15th |
| Maryland | ||
| 19th | $100,680 | $95,923 44th |
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.
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$97,680/year Kentucky
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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.
O*NET 31.0
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Civil Engineer salary in nearby places
- Civil Engineer salary in Illinois
$99,760/year Illinois
- Civil Engineer salary in Indiana
$98,270/year Indiana
- Civil Engineer salary in Missouri
$92,750/year Missouri
- Civil Engineer salary in Ohio
$96,220/year Ohio
- Civil Engineer salary in Tennessee
$95,910/year Tennessee
- Civil Engineer salary in Virginia
$97,120/year Virginia
- Civil Engineer salary in West Virginia
$86,930/year West Virginia
- 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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