Civil Engineers salary in Appleton, WI

Median pay for civil engineers in Appleton, WI: $88,630/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $62,920 – $132,100 · about 310 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$0 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Appleton

With Appleton's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $88,630 has the buying power of about $94,553 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $79,958 · median home $350,370 · median rent $1,217/mo.

Full Appleton cost of living & taxes →

How Appleton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Appleton, WI is 93rd of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Appleton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 65th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Appleton is one of the places where civil engineers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Appleton

A median home in Appleton, WI costs $350,370 — about 4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,217/mo works out at 16% 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 Appleton.

Metro	Median pay	vs Appleton	Rent vs Appleton
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+42%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+38%	2.7×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+35%	3×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+24%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in WI

Metro	Median pay	vs Appleton	Rent vs Appleton
Madison, WI	$88,710	+0%	1.4×
Milwaukee, WI	$82,830	−7%	1.3×
Green Bay, WI	$80,850	−9%	1×

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

Who hires civil engineers around Appleton

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Pierce Manufacturing · Manufacturing

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