As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Resident Engineer in Memphis, TN is $70,911. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $58,317 to a high of $84,520, with most professionals earning between $64,319 and $78,034.
| Percentile | Salary | Location | Last Updated |
| 10th Percentile Resident Engineer Salary | $58,317 | Memphis,TN | April 01, 2025 |
| 25th Percentile Resident Engineer Salary | $64,319 | Memphis,TN | April 01, 2025 |
| 50th Percentile Resident Engineer Salary | $70,911 | Memphis,TN | April 01, 2025 |
| 75th Percentile Resident Engineer Salary | $78,034 | Memphis,TN | April 01, 2025 |
| 90th Percentile Resident Engineer Salary | $84,520 | Memphis,TN | April 01, 2025 |
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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About Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in southwestern Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The 2017 city population was 652,236, m....More
Memphis, Tennessee area prices were up 1.3% from a year ago
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Skills associated with Resident Engineer: Design, Inspection, Regulatory Compliance, requests
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