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Civil Engineers salary in Corpus Christi, TX

Civil Engineers in the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area earn a median of $95,160 a year, an average of $106,480. About 820 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Civil Engineers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$95,160
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$106,480
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$64,450
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$154,910
Top of the range
People employed
820
In Corpus Christi metro area
Rent share of median wage
15.5%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Corpus Christi

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,230
per month, in Corpus Christi, TX
Income needed for median rent
$49,200
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median civil engineers wage
$95,160
93.4% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
15.5%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$66,325
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Corpus Christi area. Read the Corpus Christi, TX cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Civil Engineers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Riverside, CA
+21.0%
Median $115,120
Mean $117,990
Employed 3,510
Stockton, CA
+22.9%
Median $116,990
Mean $118,400
Employed 610
Lexington-Fayette, KY
+8.3%
Median $103,090
Mean $107,360
Employed 600
Orlando, FL
+5.9%
Median $100,740
Mean $106,330
Employed 3,720
Henderson, NV
+11.5%
Median $106,110
Mean $116,500
Employed 2,240
Cincinnati, OH
+3.2%
Median $98,220
Mean $100,300
Employed 2,110
St. Paul, MN
+10.1%
Median $104,740
Mean $112,490
Employed 3,350
Newark, NJ
+12.8%
Median $107,330
Mean $122,340
Employed 15,590

See civil engineers pay in every covered city.

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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.