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Civil Engineers Wages in Washington

Latest available statewide and labor-market-area estimates from BLS OEWS

Washington statewide · 2025

Median annual wage: $110,000

10th percentile
$81,840
25th percentile
$96,230
75th percentile
$133,050
90th percentile
$160,670

Reading these wages

Washington statewide: The middle half of annual wages runs from $96,230 to $133,050 in 2025, a span of $36,820.

Across 15 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $78,090 in Lewiston, ID-WA to $123,030 in Walla Walla, WA.

Comparisons use the same occupation and year. Missing estimates and lower bounds are left out of the area range. The survey does not group these wages by experience level. Taxes and living costs are not included in these comparisons.

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Published Area Estimates

Each value is shown once per BLS area with its publication year. County links explain which latest available area estimate is used locally.

Bellingham, WA

$107,790

Median annual wage · 2025

The area median is $2,210 (2.0%) below Washington's $110,000 median for this occupation in 2025.

220 jobs reported for the full area

Lewiston, ID-WA

$78,090

Median annual wage · 2025

The area median is $31,910 (29.0%) below Washington's $110,000 median for this occupation in 2025.

80 jobs reported for the full area

Longview-Kelso, WA

$102,750

Median annual wage · 2025

The area median is $7,250 (6.6%) below Washington's $110,000 median for this occupation in 2025.

60 jobs reported for the full area

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

$101,300

Median annual wage · 2025

The area median is $8,700 (7.9%) below Washington's $110,000 median for this occupation in 2025.

150 jobs reported for the full area

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

$108,240

Median annual wage · 2025

The area median is $1,760 (1.6%) below Washington's $110,000 median for this occupation in 2025.

860 jobs reported for the full area

Yakima, WA

$100,510

Median annual wage · 2025

The area median is $9,490 (8.6%) below Washington's $110,000 median for this occupation in 2025.

210 jobs reported for the full area

Civil Engineers Wage Questions

What is the statewide median wage for Civil Engineers?

The latest available statewide median annual wage for Civil Engineers is $110,000 for 2025.

Are these county-specific wage estimates?

No. BLS publishes OEWS estimates for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. County links identify the published area used for that county and should not be added together as county-level employment totals.

Source and geography

Values come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. This page uses the latest available releases through 2025, and labels each estimate with its publication year. Review the official OEWS tables. Area employment counts describe the full published area and are repeated on county detail pages only as context. The BLS definitions explain wage coverage and percentiles.