Civil Engineer Salary in Wisconsin
Median annual pay in Wisconsin
$94,600
$45.48/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Wisconsin
$100,537
Regional Price Parity: 94.095 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($100,840): −$6,240 (−6.2%)
Wisconsin ranks 42nd of 51 states by median pay, and 27th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $67,590 | $32.49 |
| 25th percentile | $75,920 | $36.50 |
| Median | $94,600 | $45.48 |
| 75th percentile | $111,400 | $53.56 |
| 90th percentile | $131,040 | $63.00 |
Employment
- Employment in Wisconsin
- 7,410
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Wisconsin
- $94,600
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $100,840
- Difference
- −$6,240 (−6.2%)
Cost of living
$94,600 ÷ 94.095 × 100 = $100,537
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | ||
| 40th | $95,910 | $104,398 17th |
| Vermont | ||
| 41st | $95,600 | $97,593 38th |
| Wisconsin This page | ||
| 42nd | $94,600 | $100,537 27th |
| Hawaii | ||
| 43rd | $94,280 | $85,747 51st |
| Montana | ||
| 44th | $93,070 | $98,336 34th |
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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.
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Civil Engineer salary in nearby places
- Civil Engineer salary in Illinois
$99,760/year Illinois
- Civil Engineer salary in Iowa
$96,430/year Iowa
- Civil Engineer salary in Michigan
$92,100/year Michigan
- Civil Engineer salary in Minnesota
$101,480/year Minnesota
- 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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