What are the main factors that influence a Municipal Engineering's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Municipal Engineering's salary?

A Municipal Engineering's salary grows with experience: starting around $93,480 for beginners, reaching about $95,588 at mid-level, and approach $101,775 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Municipal Engineering?

Municipal Engineering salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Municipal Engineering roles are District of Columbia $105,835, California $105,434, Massachusetts $104,029. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Municipal Engineering roles make?

Salaries for Municipal Engineering level roles vary by specialization: Municipal Bond Trader: $154,650; Trader (Retail Municipal Bonds): $98,368; Municipal Engineer: $73,403; Municipal Analyst: $65,283; Municipal Employee: $52,252.

How do different companies affect a Municipal Engineering's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Municipal Engineering roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Municipal Engineering Salary in the United States

How much does a Municipal Engineering make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Municipal Engineering in the United States is $95,588 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Municipal Engineering's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,524
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,471 to $103,406
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,260

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Municipal Engineering Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,406	$8,617	$1,989	$50
Average	$95,588	$7,966	$1,838	$46
25th Percentile	$85,471	$7,123	$1,644	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Municipal Engineering Salaries

A Municipal Engineering's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Municipal Engineering Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Municipal Engineering's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $93,480
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,183
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $95,588
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,094
Expert (over 8 years): $101,775

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Municipal Engineering	$93,480
Intermediate Level Municipal Engineering	$94,183
Senior Level Municipal Engineering	$95,588
Specialist Level Municipal Engineering	$99,094
Expert Level Municipal Engineering	$101,775

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How Do Municipal Engineering Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Municipal Engineerings. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $105,835.
California: $105,434.
Massachusetts: $104,029.

District of Columbia $105,835

California $105,434

Massachusetts $104,029

Washington $103,646

New Jersey $103,608

Alaska $103,474

Connecticut $102,155

New York $101,620

Hawaii $99,909

Rhode Island $99,106

Maryland $98,561

Minnesota $97,815

Colorado $97,529

Illinois $97,433

Oregon $97,070

Delaware $96,802

New Hampshire $96,634

Virginia $96,257

Pennsylvania $95,158

Nevada $94,604

North Dakota $94,422

Michigan $94,135

Wisconsin $94,030

Vermont $93,820

Texas $93,237

Maine $93,198

Arizona $93,141

Ohio $93,074

Georgia $92,195

Indiana $91,755

Wyoming $91,669

Utah $91,535

Iowa $91,478

Kansas $91,019

Louisiana $90,885

North Carolina $90,837

Missouri $90,818

Florida $90,445

Montana $90,245

Nebraska $90,054

Kentucky $89,948

South Carolina $89,566

Tennessee $89,327

Idaho $89,231

New Mexico $88,534

Oklahoma $88,381

Alabama $87,817

South Dakota $86,870

Arkansas $86,354

West Virginia $86,077

Mississippi $85,245

Top Paying Cities for Municipal Engineerings

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $120,565
San Francisco: $119,380
Oakland: $116,732

San Jose, CA $120,565

San Francisco, CA $119,380

Oakland, CA $116,732

New York, NY $110,777

Queens Village, NY $110,060

Paramus, NJ $109,295

Passaic, NJ $109,200

Bergenfield, NJ $109,104

Stamford, CT $108,961

Huntington, NY $108,865

Newark, NJ $108,244

Bridgeport, CT $108,053

New Brunswick, NJ $107,737

Vallejo, CA $107,537

Middlesex, NJ $107,479

Somerset, NJ $107,393

Petaluma, CA $107,173

Santa Cruz, CA $106,801

Boston, MA $106,609

Monterey, CA $106,131

Fairbanks, AK $106,065

Los Angeles, CA $105,883

Washington, DC $105,835

Seattle, WA $105,663

Santa Rosa, CA $105,644

Juneau, AK $105,367

Orange, CA $105,051

Anchorage, AK $104,879

Anaheim, CA $104,812

Santa Ana, CA $104,669

Nassau, NY $104,612

Long Beach, CA $104,573

Danbury, CT $104,545

Santa Maria, CA $104,220

Everett, WA $104,201

Bremerton, WA $103,732

Trenton, NJ $103,551

Sacramento, CA $103,512

San Diego, CA $103,465

Brockton, MA $103,426

Tacoma, WA $103,388

Santa Barbara, CA $103,254

Lowell, MA $102,872

New Suffolk, NY $102,834

Nashua, NH $102,719

Lompoc, CA $102,566

Ventura, CA $102,470

Stockton, CA $102,442

New Haven, CT $102,251

Atlantic City, NJ $102,002

Hartford, CT $101,792

Modesto, CA $101,744

Poughkeepsie, NY $101,534

New Britain, CT $101,486

Olympia, WA $101,352

Kennewick, WA $101,352

New London, CT $101,333

Norwich, CT $101,304

Lawrence, MA $101,256

Bakersfield, CA $100,989

Riverside, CA $100,855

New Bedford, MA $100,855

Richland, WA $100,759

Portsmouth, NH $100,683

Vineland, NJ $100,664

San Bernardino, CA $100,587

Boulder, CO $100,320

Worcester, MA $100,243

Portland, OR $100,157

Saint Paul, MN $100,043

Minneapolis, MN $100,043

Philadelphia, PA $99,909

Honolulu, HI $99,402

Springfield, MA $99,068

Providence, RI $99,058

Chicago, IL $98,781

Bellingham, WA $98,666

Baltimore, MD $98,561

Chico, CA $98,322

Wilmington, DE $98,159

Pittsfield, MA $98,064

Manchester, NH $97,882

Spokane, WA $97,462

Denver, CO $97,452

Albany, NY $97,003

Troy, NY $96,965

Schenectady, NY $96,764

Burlington, VT $96,554

Portland, ME $96,219

Salem, OR $96,143

Yakima, WA $96,123

Ann Arbor, MI $96,095

Rochester, MN $95,827

Fresno, CA $95,779

Reno, NV $95,779

Milwaukee, WI $95,693

Detroit, MI $95,598

Allentown, PA $95,569

Carson City, NV $95,559

Houston, TX $95,416

Colorado Springs, CO $95,406

Syracuse, NY $95,359

Eugene, OR $95,177

Bismarck, ND $95,062

Gary, IN $95,062

Galveston, TX $95,062

Springfield, OR $94,986

Medford, OR $94,756

Fort Collins, CO $94,718

Austin, TX $94,642

Mesa, AZ $94,441

Phoenix, AZ $94,422

Dallas, TX $94,393

Reading, PA $94,336

Saint Cloud, MN $94,298

Concord, NH $94,212

Madison, WI $94,173

Utica, NY $93,915

Raleigh, NC $93,839

Las Vegas, NV $93,829

Rochester, NY $93,762

Des Moines, IA $93,753

Atlanta, GA $93,600

Battle Creek, MI $93,571

Salt Lake City, UT $93,543

Lancaster, PA $93,399

Champaign, IL $93,380

Harrisburg, PA $93,265

Durham, NC $93,179

Kansas City, MO $93,170

Kansas City, KS $93,151

Fort Worth, TX $93,141

Boca Raton, FL $93,103

Cleveland, OH $93,093

Columbus, OH $93,074

Pittsburgh, PA $93,065

Richmond, VA $93,026

Indianapolis, IN $93,007

Cincinnati, OH $92,883

Petersburg, VA $92,740

Billings, MT $92,529

Lansing, MI $92,529

Huntsville, AL $92,529

Lebanon, PA $92,520

Dayton, OH $92,510

Pueblo, CO $92,510

Appleton, WI $92,481

Buffalo, NY $92,443

Racine, WI $92,395

Charlotte, NC $92,386

Saint Louis, MO $92,357

Springfield, IL $92,319

Elkhart, IN $92,300

York, PA $92,300

Gastonia, NC $92,290

Benton Harbor, MI $92,290

Beaumont, TX $92,233

Lorain, OH $92,214

Toledo, OH $92,176

Binghamton, NY $92,128

Rock Hill, SC $92,118

Rockford, IL $92,070

Fargo, ND $92,023

Elyria, OH $92,023

Flagstaff, AZ $91,956

Fort Lauderdale, FL $91,898

Miami, FL $91,841

Duluth, MN $91,688

Bangor, ME $91,564

Cedar Rapids, IA $91,459

Louisville, KY $91,411

Grand Rapids, MI $91,392

Hialeah, FL $91,382

Casper, WY $91,248

Scranton, PA $91,134

New Orleans, LA $91,105

Virginia Beach, VA $91,095

Akron, OH $91,048

Peoria, IL $90,923

Sarasota, FL $90,904

Green Bay, WI $90,837

Baton Rouge, LA $90,790

Charleston, SC $90,770

Nashville, TN $90,742

Jamestown, NY $90,723

Davenport, IA $90,723

Tucson, AZ $90,675

Cheyenne, WY $90,646

Saint Petersburg, FL $90,618

Tampa, FL $90,598

Omaha, NE $90,579

Port Arthur, TX $90,541

Evansville, IN $90,541

Bradenton, FL $90,503

Santa Fe, NM $90,331

Orlando, FL $90,235

Clearwater, FL $90,130

Canton, OH $89,929

La Crosse, WI $89,929

Grand Forks, ND $89,901

Albuquerque, NM $89,872

Tulsa, OK $89,872

Newport News, VA $89,862

High Point, NC $89,834

Ogden, UT $89,795

Corpus Christi, TX $89,719

Laramie, WY $89,662

Norfolk, VA $89,662

Rock Island, IL $89,604

Saginaw, MI $89,585

Jacksonville, FL $89,576

Salisbury, NC $89,556

Memphis, TN $89,537

Moline, IL $89,490

Fort Myers, FL $89,461

Waterloo, IA $89,337

Spartanburg, SC $89,241

Lincoln, NE $89,193

Fort Wayne, IN $89,174

Birmingham, AL $89,069

Cedar Falls, IA $89,050

Provo, UT $89,040

Springfield, OH $89,031

San Antonio, TX $89,012

Greensboro, NC $88,973

South Bend, IN $88,964

Winston Salem, NC $88,954

Boise, ID $88,926

Savannah, GA $88,859

Muskegon, MI $88,687

Lima, OH $88,572

Lake Charles, LA $88,534

Anderson, IN $88,515

Lexington, KY $88,486

Augusta, GA $88,457

Greenville, SC $88,457

Wichita, KS $88,371

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,371

Columbia, SC $88,285

Bloomington, IN $88,046

Roanoke, VA $87,989

Asheville, NC $87,865

Knoxville, TN $87,702

Shreveport, LA $87,693

Wilmington, NC $87,568

Frankfort, KY $87,387

Oklahoma City, OK $87,320

Chillicothe, OH $87,281

Longview, TX $87,272

Topeka, KS $87,243

Mobile, AL $87,100

Terre Haute, IN $87,062

Erie, PA $87,052

Altoona, PA $87,004

Melbourne, FL $86,976

Amarillo, TX $86,937

Killeen, TX $86,909

Fayetteville, AR $86,832

Sioux Falls, SD $86,765

Chattanooga, TN $86,708

Idaho Falls, ID $86,698

Gainesville, FL $86,498

Portsmouth, OH $86,450

Little Rock, AR $86,431

Lynchburg, VA $86,431

Lafayette, LA $86,393

Youngstown, OH $86,393

Temple, TX $86,354

Daytona Beach, FL $86,335

Clarksville, TN $86,326

Pensacola, FL $86,316

Hopkinsville, KY $86,029

Charleston, WV $86,020

Florence, SC $85,972

Sioux City, IA $85,915

Macon, GA $85,637

Tallahassee, FL $85,628

Fayetteville, NC $85,609

Waco, TX $85,590

Wichita Falls, TX $85,590

Pine Bluff, AR $85,551

Vincennes, IN $85,370

Lubbock, TX $85,331

Great Falls, MT $85,274

Alamogordo, NM $85,265

Abilene, TX $85,188

Rapid City, SD $85,064

Monroe, LA $85,064

Albany, GA $85,006

Huntington, WV $84,997

Jackson, MS $84,987

Greenville, MS $84,978

Parkersburg, WV $84,882

Montgomery, AL $84,863

Johnstown, PA $84,844

Springfield, MO $84,768

Biloxi, MS $84,720

Sumter, SC $84,519

Columbus, GA $84,509

Twin Falls, ID $84,452

Pascagoula, MS $84,328

Kingsport, TN $84,079

Gulfport, MS $84,051

Alexandria, LA $83,735

Fort Smith, AR $83,496

El Paso, TX $83,238

Helena, MT $83,114

Las Cruces, NM $82,808

Harlingen, TX $82,540

Pocatello, ID $82,454

Florence, AL $82,426

Brownsville, TX $82,407

Dothan, AL $82,254

Mcallen, TX $82,206

Columbus, MS $81,498

Altus, OK $81,059

Lawton, OK $80,877

Pierre, SD $80,533

What Skills Can Increase a Municipal Engineering's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 16.98% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.15% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	16.98%
Logistics	1.92%
Administrative Support	1.15%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Municipal Engineering's salary.

Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Sense Of Urgency: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Acute Care	$100,368	5%
Flexibility	$99,412	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$98,456	3%
Innovation	$98,456	3%
Leadership	$98,456	3%
Upselling	$97,500	2%

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Municipal Engineering Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Municipal Engineering's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$85,471

Average $95,588/year

$103,406

$7,123

Average $7,966/month

$8,617

$1,644

Average $1,838/week

$1,989

$41

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,406	$8,617	$1,989	$50
Average	$95,588	$7,966	$1,838	$46
25th Percentile	$85,471	$7,123	$1,644	$41

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Salary Trends for Municipal Engineering

Salaries for a Municipal Engineering can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $102,401 in 2023 to around $101,884 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Municipal Engineering salary trends, .

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2024

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