As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Hydraulic Engineer in Detroit, MI is $59,849. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $47,241 to a high of $73,098, with most professionals earning between $53,250 and $66,784.
| Percentile | Salary | Location | Last Updated |
| 10th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary | $47,241 | Detroit,MI | April 01, 2025 |
| 25th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary | $53,250 | Detroit,MI | April 01, 2025 |
| 50th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary | $59,849 | Detroit,MI | April 01, 2025 |
| 75th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary | $66,784 | Detroit,MI | April 01, 2025 |
| 90th Percentile Hydraulic Engineer Salary | $73,098 | Detroit,MI | April 01, 2025 |
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
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High School Diploma or Technical Certificate
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About Detroit, Michigan Detroit (/dɪˈtrɔɪt/, locally also /ˈdiːtrɔɪt/; French: Détroit, lit. 'strait') is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, th....More
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