What is the median salary for Civil Engineers in Seattle?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Civil Engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $116,480.

How does Seattle pay compare to the US median for Civil Engineers?

Local median pay is 15.5% above the national OEWS median of $100,840.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Seattle is 111.1 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $116,480 has about the same purchasing power as $104,842 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Civil Engineers, Seattle

$116,480

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Middle half of wages roughly $100,290 to $134,500.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: +15.5%
US median: $100,840
Metro RPP: 111.1
Middle half: $100,290 to $134,500
OEWS employment: 7,680
SOC: 17-2051

Civil Engineers in Seattle pay a median $116,480 (May 2025), 15.5% above the US median of $100,840. At local prices (RPP 111.1), that median buys about what $104,842 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$116,480 in Seattle buys about what $104,842 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 111.1, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 151.3 vs all-items 111.1 (US = 100, 2024).

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Civil Engineers in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Seattle	$116,480	$100,290 to $134,500	111.1
Urban Honolulu	$94,600	$77,560 to $113,550	111
San Francisco	$130,160	$103,030 to $163,150	115.6
Tulsa	$102,080	$81,080 to $129,240	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Civil Engineers in Seattle?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Civil Engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $116,480.
How does Seattle pay compare to the US median for Civil Engineers?: Local median pay is 15.5% above the national OEWS median of $100,840.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Seattle is 111.1 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $116,480 has about the same purchasing power as $104,842 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.