Civil Engineer Salary in New Jersey
Median annual pay in New Jersey
$104,660
$50.32/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in New Jersey
$96,190
Regional Price Parity: 108.805 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($100,840): +$3,820 (+3.8%)
New Jersey ranks 7th of 51 states by median pay, and 41st of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $74,640 | $35.89 |
| 25th percentile | $82,270 | $39.55 |
| Median | $104,660 | $50.32 |
| 75th percentile | $134,270 | $64.55 |
| 90th percentile | $169,220 | $81.36 |
Employment
- Employment in New Jersey
- 6,900
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in New Jersey
- $104,660
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $100,840
- Difference
- +$3,820 (+3.8%)
Cost of living
$104,660 ÷ 108.805 × 100 = $96,190
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | ||
| 5th | $105,380 | $119,469 1st |
| Oregon | ||
| 6th | $105,250 | $101,828 24th |
| New Jersey This page | ||
| 7th | $104,660 | $96,190 41st |
| Nevada | ||
| 8th | $104,310 | $104,332 18th |
| New Mexico | ||
| 9th | $103,900 | $112,675 4th |
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.
- Construction Manager salary in New Jersey
$138,230/year New Jersey
- Construction and Building Inspector salary in the U.S.
$74,690/year U.S.
- Environmental Engineer salary in the U.S.
$107,110/year U.S.
- Architect, Except Landscape and Naval salary in New Jersey
$99,800/year New Jersey
- Industrial Engineer salary in New Jersey
$103,840/year New Jersey
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 Delaware
$100,220/year Delaware
- Civil Engineer salary in New York
$103,760/year New York
- Civil Engineer salary in Pennsylvania
$97,850/year Pennsylvania
- 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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