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Civil Engineers salary in Austin, TX
Median pay for civil engineers in Austin, TX:
$93,370/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $61,630 – $138,990 · about 4,700 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by
+$4,740 (+5%).
What it's really worth in Austin
With Austin's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $93,370 has the buying power of about
$95,008 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $92,939 · median home $428,524 · median rent $1,635/mo.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.