H-1B salary guideSOC 17-2051Rank #19Updated May 2026

Civil Engineers

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Civil Engineers (SOC 17-2051). Based on 30,551 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$84,000

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$71,500

lower quartile

P75 wage

$100,298

upper quartile

Filings

30,551

Rank #19

Summary

Civil Engineers (SOC 17-2051) are infrastructure and construction professionals who design, plan, and supervise civil infrastructure projects. They account for 30,551 H-1B filings in the program, making them a significant occupational category.

Typical H-1B civil engineers earn between $71,500 (P25) and $100,298 (P75), with a median of $84,000. Wages increase substantially across Department of Labor wage levels: Level I positions range $65,000–$80,000, while Level IV positions command $110,656–$147,243. This progression reflects experience and responsibility in project management and technical expertise.

California leads all states with 4,699 filings and a median wage of $95,000, followed by Texas (4,215 filings, $84,261) and New York (2,521 filings, $86,300). Top H-1B employers include Amazon Data Services Inc., WSP USA Inc., AECOM Technical Services Inc., California Department of Transportation, and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	12,496	$65,000	$71,656	$80,000
Level II	10,401	$80,059	$88,150	$99,999
Level III	3,668	$96,000	$108,000	$121,992
Level IV	2,224	$110,656	$125,046	$147,243

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	4,699	$95,000
2	TX	4,215	$84,261
3	NY	2,521	$86,300
4	FL	1,731	$75,005
5	MI	1,627	$85,000
6	IL	1,460	$83,000
7	GU	1,213	$55,000
8	NJ	1,198	$86,757
9	VA	1,099	$90,000
10	GA	996	$77,000

4,699

4,215

2,521

1,731

1,627

1,460

1,213

1,198

1,099

996

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	Amazon Data Services, Inc	275
2	WSP USA Inc.	239
3	AECOM Technical Services Inc	225
4	California Department of Transportation	203
5	Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.	140
6	DPR Construction, A General Partnership	134
7	CORE TECH CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION	133
8	Stantec Consulting Services Inc.	105
9	HDR Engineering, Inc.	104
10	Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.	77

Amazon Data Services, Inc

275

WSP USA Inc.

239

AECOM Technical Services Inc

225

California Department of T…

203

Jacobs Engineering Group I…

140

DPR Construction, A Genera…

134

CORE TECH CONSTRUCTION COR…

133

Stantec Consulting Service…

105

HDR Engineering, Inc.

104

Kiewit Engineering Group I…

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

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