Civil Engineer salary in Oregon

Official occupation: 17-2051 Civil Engineers · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In Oregon, the median civil engineer earns $105,250 a year, 4% above the United States median of $100,840.

It ranks 6th of 51 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $77,560 and the 90th at $166,060 (a ratio of 2.1).

About 4,890 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 1.05).

For context, the median across all occupations in Oregon is $57,000, so this role pays 1.8 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureOregonNational
Median annual pay Observed$105,250United States: $100,840
Mean annual pay Observed$116,160United States: $108,670
10th percentile Observed$77,560United States: $68,240
25th percentile Observed$82,580United States: $79,930
75th percentile Observed$135,870United States: $129,680
90th percentile Observed$166,060United States: $163,220
Median hourly pay Observed$50.60United States: $48.48
Employment (jobs) Observed4,890
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed2.484
Location quotient Observed1.05
Difference from United States median ($100,840) Derived+4%
Rank among 51 states Derived6
Ratio to Oregon all-occupation median ($57,000) Derived1.85×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived2.14

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 4. Massachusetts$106,730
  2. 5. Louisiana$105,380
  3. 6. Oregon$105,250
  4. 7. New Jersey$104,660
  5. 8. Nevada$104,310

Largest cities in Oregon: Portland, Eugene, Salem, Gresham, Hillsboro (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.