Civil Engineers Salary in Chicago, IL

Estimates come from the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Civil Engineers in Chicago, IL is $100,160, 1% lower than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Chicago sits within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, Civil Engineers pay runs from $74,130 to $159,940 a year, with about 9.8K people employed.

Median annual

$100,160

Median hourly

$48

Average annual

$106,540

Employed in metro

9.8K

Pay distribution

10th$74,130

25th$80,020

Median$100,160

75th$126,570

90th$159,940

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $48.15
Daily: $385
Weekly: $1,926
Bi-weekly: $3,852
Monthly: $8,347
Annual: $100,160

$100,160 a year is around the 50th percentile for Civil Engineerss in Chicago, IL. The median is $100,160.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$35.60	$74,130
25th percentile	$38.50	$80,020
Median	$48.20	$100,160
75th percentile	$60.90	$126,570
90th percentile	$76.90	$159,940
Average (mean)	$51.20	$106,540
Employment	9,760 people

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Civil Engineers in other metro areas

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$130,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$130,160
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$130,150
Mankato, MN$128,220
Redding, CA$126,000
Napa, CA$123,440
Walla Walla, WA$123,030
Vallejo, CA$122,510