As of May 01, 2026, the average hourly pay of Hydraulic Engineer in the United States is $29. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Hydraulic Engineer in the US can go up to $36 and the lowest down to $22, but most earn between $25 and $33. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Hydraulic Engineer in the United States.
| Percentile | Hourly Pay Rate | Location | Last Updated |
| 10th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary | $22 | US | May 01, 2026 |
| 25th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary | $25 | US | May 01, 2026 |
| 50th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary | $29 | US | May 01, 2026 |
| 75th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary | $33 | US | May 01, 2026 |
| 90th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary | $36 | US | May 01, 2026 |
Hydraulic engineering as a sub-discipline of civil engineering is concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage. One feature of these systems is the extensive use of gravity as the motive force to cause the movement of the fluids. This area of civil engineering is intimately related to the design of bridges, dams, channels, canals, and levees, and to both sanitary and environmental engineering. Hydraulic engineering is the application of the principles of fluid mechanics to problems dealing with the collection, storage, control, transport, regulation, measurem...
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0 - 1 years experience
High School Diploma or Technical Certificate
1 - 3 years experience
High School Diploma or Technical Certificate
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Core compensation
Includes base and short-term incentives
Skills associated with Hydraulic Engineer: Design
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