CEA - Salary Trends and The Top 5 Cities to Work for Civil Engineers

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases a report on the median pre-tax annual salary of civil engineers every year, using the answers provided by respondents working within the field, from different levels of higher education, and spread out across the various disciplines of the subject. With this in mind, the ASCE just released the 2020 edition of this annual salary report, titled Civil Engineers’ Income and Job Satisfaction Continue to Rise. Today’s episode is a further examination of this report, as well as a list of the highest-paying cities in the US for civil engineers, compiled by the ASCE.

According to previous reports, base salaries have been on the rise for some time, increasing by an amount of 4-6% each year since 2017, and this trend continued to happen this year. According to the report, civil engineers' median pre-tax annual salaries in 2019 was $115,000, which is an increase from $109,000 they reported last year.

This positive trend of increasing base salaries is a good sign for every engineer out there, and actually, a motivation for everyone to get the PE license. The report stated that civil engineers with a professional engineer license make about $121,000, which is $31,000 higher than the median salary for those civil engineers who do not have any professional license. So, getting a PE license can really help out every engineer in the long run. If you’re serious about taking your career to the next level, The Ultimate Civil PE Review Course is the only course you need to ace that exam. Don’t forget to check it out!

When it comes to the list of the best cities to be a civil engineer in the US, based solely on salary, can you guess which countries would be in the top 5? Can you guess how much, on average, practicing civil engineers at these cities are making? Listen to the show to find out!

Resources Mentioned

ASCE Report - https://www.asce.org/templates/press-release-detail.aspx?id=38963

The Best Places to Be a Civil Engineer (ASCE) - https://news.asce.org/these-are-the-best-places-to-be-a-civil-engineer/

The Ultimate Civil PE Review Course - https://civilpereviewcourse.com/

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