H-1B salary guideSOC 17-2051Rank #21Updated Jun 2026
Civil Engineers
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Civil Engineers (SOC 17-2051). Based on 73,095 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$100,979
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$85,072
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$123,614
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
1,712
Rank #21 · FY2026
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 | 13,013 | $65,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
| Level II | 10,949 | $80,538 | $88,850 | $100,000 |
| Level III | 3,968 | $97,000 | $109,059 | $124,468 |
| Level IV | 2,455 | $111,571 | $126,880 | $149,150 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $65,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
| Level II | $80,538 | $88,850 | $100,000 |
| Level III | $97,000 | $109,059 | $124,468 |
| Level IV | $111,571 | $126,880 | $149,150 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
AECOM Technical Services Inc
797
Engineering Technology Ass…
697
Schlumberger Technology Co…
648
GEOMETRIC AMERICAS INC.
572
California Department of T…
533
Microsoft Corporation
493
WSP USA Inc.
451
HDR Engineering, Inc.
398
DPR Construction, A Genera…
381
Detroit Engineered Product…
369
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $65k |
| FY2011 | $66k |
| FY2012 | $67k |
| FY2013 | $70k |
| FY2014 | $69k |
| FY2015 | $67k |
| FY2016 | $68k |
| FY2017 | $69k |
| FY2018 | $72k |
| FY2019 | $72k |
| FY2020 | $75k |
| FY2021 | $80k |
| FY2022 | $83k |
| FY2023 | $87k |
| FY2024 | $88k |
| FY2025 | $90k |
| FY2026 | $101k |
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