Civil Engineers salary in Lakeland, FL

Median pay for civil engineers in Lakeland, FL: $92,940/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $59,790 – $155,750 · about 330 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$4,310 (+5%).

What it's really worth in Lakeland

With Lakeland's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $92,940 has the buying power of about $95,096 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $60,901 · median home $298,816 · median rent $1,849/mo.

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How Lakeland ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lakeland, FL is 76th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Lakeland's cost of living is applied, it ranks 60th.

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

What that salary buys in Lakeland

A median home in Lakeland, FL costs $298,816 — about 3.2× 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 $1,849/mo works out at 24% 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 Lakeland.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lakeland	Rent vs Lakeland
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+35%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+32%	1.8×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+29%	2×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+18%	0.8×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Lakeland	Rent vs Lakeland
Gainesville, FL	$102,040	+10%	0.9×
Jacksonville, FL	$98,450	+6%	0.9×
Tampa, FL	$97,980	+5%	1.1×
North Port, FL	$97,800	+5%	1.2×

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

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