Civil Engineers salary in Savannah, GA

Median pay for civil engineers in Savannah, GA: $93,820/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $61,880 – $135,260 · about 270 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$5,190 (+6%).

What it's really worth in Savannah

With Savannah's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $93,820 has the buying power of about $97,823 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $70,705 · median home $348,054 · median rent $1,792/mo.

Full Savannah cost of living & taxes →

How Savannah ranks for this job

On raw pay, Savannah, GA is 69th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Savannah's cost of living is applied, it ranks 47th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Savannah 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 Savannah

A median home in Savannah, GA costs $348,054 — about 3.7× 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 $1,792/mo works out at 23% 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 Savannah.

Metro	Median pay	vs Savannah	Rent vs Savannah
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+34%	1.3×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+31%	1.8×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+27%	2×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+17%	0.8×

Same job elsewhere in GA

Metro	Median pay	vs Savannah	Rent vs Savannah
Augusta, GA	$100,640	+7%	0.8×
Atlanta, GA	$80,110	−15%	1×
Columbus, GA	$76,680	−18%	0.7×

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

Who hires civil engineers around Savannah

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield · Government

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