Civil Engineers salary in Vallejo, CA

Median pay for civil engineers in Vallejo, CA: $106,080/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $76,390 – $163,560 · about 300 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$17,450 (+20%).

What it's really worth in Vallejo

With Vallejo's cost of living at 109 (US=100), that $106,080 has the buying power of about $97,002 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $97,037 · median home $576,614 · median rent $2,400/mo.

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How Vallejo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Vallejo, CA is 8th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Vallejo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 49th.

The headline number flatters Vallejo. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, civil engineers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Vallejo

A median home in Vallejo, CA costs $576,614 — about 5.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,400/mo works out at 27% 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 Vallejo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Vallejo	Rent vs Vallejo
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+19%	1×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+16%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+13%	1.5×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+4%	0.6×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Vallejo	Rent vs Vallejo
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+19%	1×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+16%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+13%	1.5×
Fresno, CA	$108,570	+2%	0.8×

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

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