As of January 01, 2026, the average hourly pay of Resident Engineer in the United States is $37. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Resident Engineer in the US can go up to $42 and the lowest down to $32, but most earn between $34 and $39. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Resident Engineer in the United States.
| Percentile | Hourly Pay Rate | Location | Last Updated |
| 10th Percentile Resident Engineer Salary | $32 | US | January 01, 2026 |
| 25th Percentile Resident Engineer Salary | $34 | US | January 01, 2026 |
| 50th Percentile Resident Engineer Salary | $37 | US | January 01, 2026 |
| 75th Percentile Resident Engineer Salary | $39 | US | January 01, 2026 |
| 90th Percentile Resident Engineer Salary | $42 | US | January 01, 2026 |
A resident engineer is a construction occupation. It often describes an engineer employed to work from site for the client or the design engineer. The duties include supervision of and issuing of instructions to the contractor and to report regularly to the designer and/or client. The role was common historically and was also defined in the Institution of Civil Engineers Conditions of Contract and FIDIC contracts. It is not a defined role in the commonly used and more modern NEC Engineering and Construction Contract in which similar roles are named as the client's "project manager" and "su...
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0 - 2 years experience
Bachelor's Degree
2 - 4 years experience
Bachelor's Degree
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Core compensation
Includes base and short-term incentives
Skills associated with Resident Engineer: Design, Inspection, Regulatory Compliance, requests
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