Civil Engineers salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Median pay for civil engineers in Ann Arbor, MI: $82,230/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,440 – $140,400 · about 280 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($88,630) by −$6,400 (-7%).

What it's really worth in Ann Arbor

With Ann Arbor's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $82,230 has the buying power of about $83,780 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $84,245 · median home $422,945 · median rent $2,068/mo.

Full Ann Arbor cost of living & taxes →

How Ann Arbor ranks for this job

On raw pay, Ann Arbor, MI is 136th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Ann Arbor's cost of living is applied, it ranks 164th.

The headline number flatters Ann Arbor. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, civil engineers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Ann Arbor

A median home in Ann Arbor, MI costs $422,945 — about 5.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,068/mo works out at 30% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Ann Arbor.

Metro	Median pay	vs Ann Arbor	Rent vs Ann Arbor
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+53%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+49%	1.6×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+45%	1.8×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+34%	0.7×

Same job elsewhere in MI

Metro	Median pay	vs Ann Arbor	Rent vs Ann Arbor
Lansing, MI	$85,860	+4%	0.6×
Detroit, MI	$82,920	+1%	0.7×
Kalamazoo, MI	$82,130	+0%	0.6×
Flint, MI	$81,640	−1%	0.5×

Staying in MI keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires civil engineers around Ann Arbor

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• General Motors · Manufacturing

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