Civil Engineers salary in Charlotte, NC

Median pay for civil engineers in Charlotte, NC: $94,750/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $64,530 – $135,720 · about 2,700 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$6,120 (+7%).

What it's really worth in Charlotte

With Charlotte's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $94,750 has the buying power of about $97,356 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $76,177 · median home $390,321 · median rent $1,740/mo.

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How Charlotte ranks for this job

On raw pay, Charlotte, NC is 60th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Charlotte's cost of living is applied, it ranks 48th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Charlotte sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Charlotte

A median home in Charlotte, NC costs $390,321 — about 4.1× 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 $1,740/mo works out at 22% 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 Charlotte.

Metro	Median pay	vs Charlotte	Rent vs Charlotte
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+33%	1.3×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+29%	1.9×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+26%	2.1×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+16%	0.8×

Same job elsewhere in NC

Metro	Median pay	vs Charlotte	Rent vs Charlotte
Wilmington, NC	$93,870	−1%	1×
Asheville, NC	$89,110	−6%	1×
Raleigh, NC	$89,110	−6%	1×
Durham, NC	$83,660	−12%	1×

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

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