How much does a Civil Technician make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Civil Technician in the United States is $55,246 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.
However, a Civil Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,692
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,712 to $60,714
Key Factors That Influence Civil Technician Salaries
A Civil Technician's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Civil Technician 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 Civil Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $69,682
San Francisco: $68,919
Oakland: $67,467
San Jose, CA$69,682
San Francisco, CA$68,919
Oakland, CA$67,467
New York, NY$63,610
Paramus, NJ$62,837
Queens Village, NY$62,834
Passaic, NJ$62,781
Bergenfield, NJ$62,776
Stamford, CT$62,655
Huntington, NY$62,632
Newark, NJ$62,224
Bridgeport, CT$62,107
Vallejo, CA$61,997
New Brunswick, NJ$61,975
Petaluma, CA$61,942
Middlesex, NJ$61,837
Somerset, NJ$61,799
Santa Cruz, CA$61,727
Boston, MA$61,390
Monterey, CA$61,196
Seattle, WA$61,069
Santa Rosa, CA$61,058
Los Angeles, CA$61,042
Juneau, AK$60,898
Washington, DC$60,837
Orange, CA$60,641
Santa Ana, CA$60,495
Long Beach, CA$60,439
Anaheim, CA$60,428
Anchorage, AK$60,401
Santa Maria, CA$60,235
Everett, WA$60,224
Danbury, CT$60,030
Bremerton, WA$59,953
Tacoma, WA$59,754
New Suffolk, NY$59,753
Sacramento, CA$59,738
Santa Barbara, CA$59,677
Trenton, NJ$59,616
San Diego, CA$59,616
Brockton, MA$59,556
Fairbanks, AK$59,420
Lompoc, CA$59,279
Lowell, MA$59,235
Ventura, CA$59,224
Nashua, NH$59,213
Stockton, CA$59,207
Modesto, CA$58,804
Poughkeepsie, NY$58,683
Olympia, WA$58,578
Kennewick, WA$58,578
New Haven, CT$58,556
Lawrence, MA$58,357
Hartford, CT$58,301
Riverside, CA$58,290
New Bedford, MA$58,235
Richland, WA$58,235
Bakersfield, CA$58,158
San Bernardino, CA$58,136
New Britain, CT$58,130
Atlantic City, NJ$58,130
New London, CT$58,108
Norwich, CT$58,091
Portsmouth, NH$58,080
Boulder, CO$57,963
Portland, OR$57,887
Worcester, MA$57,882
Minneapolis, MN$57,710
Philadelphia, PA$57,633
Honolulu, HI$57,451
Saint Paul, MN$57,424
Vineland, NJ$57,412
Providence, RI$57,252
Chicago, IL$57,092
Bellingham, WA$57,025
Springfield, MA$56,981
Baltimore, MD$56,964
Chico, CA$56,826
Pittsfield, MA$56,677
Manchester, NH$56,572
Spokane, WA$56,329
Denver, CO$56,324
Albany, NY$56,064
Troy, NY$56,042
Nassau, NY$55,983
Schenectady, NY$55,926
Wilmington, DE$55,882
Burlington, VT$55,804
Salem, OR$55,782
Portland, ME$55,611
Yakima, WA$55,556
Rochester, MN$55,384
Reno, NV$55,357
Fresno, CA$55,357
Milwaukee, WI$55,307
Detroit, MI$55,252
Ann Arbor, MI$55,242
Allentown, PA$55,235
Colorado Springs, CO$55,141
Syracuse, NY$55,114
Carson City, NV$55,114
Houston, TX$55,036
Eugene, OR$55,009
Gary, IN$54,942
Springfield, OR$54,898
Bismarck, ND$54,887
Galveston, TX$54,849
Medford, OR$54,766
Fort Collins, CO$54,744
Concord, NH$54,716
Austin, TX$54,699
Mesa, AZ$54,583
Reading, PA$54,578
Phoenix, AZ$54,572
Dallas, TX$54,556
Saint Cloud, MN$54,503
Madison, WI$54,429
Utica, NY$54,279
Rochester, NY$54,191
Des Moines, IA$54,186
Raleigh, NC$54,180
Atlanta, GA$54,097
Battle Creek, MI$54,081
Salt Lake City, UT$54,064
Lancaster, PA$53,981
Harrisburg, PA$53,904
Kansas City, MO$53,849
Champaign, IL$53,838
Kansas City, KS$53,838
Fort Worth, TX$53,832
Columbus, OH$53,823
Boca Raton, FL$53,810
Pittsburgh, PA$53,788
Richmond, VA$53,766
Indianapolis, IN$53,755
Cleveland, OH$53,749
Las Vegas, NV$53,683
Cincinnati, OH$53,683
Petersburg, VA$53,600
Huntsville, AL$53,517
Lansing, MI$53,480
Lebanon, PA$53,473
Pueblo, CO$53,467
Appleton, WI$53,451
Buffalo, NY$53,429
Dayton, OH$53,412
Racine, WI$53,401
Charlotte, NC$53,396
Saint Louis, MO$53,379
York, PA$53,346
Elkhart, IN$53,346
Gastonia, NC$53,335
Billings, MT$53,322
Beaumont, TX$53,307
Lorain, OH$53,296
Benton Harbor, MI$53,285
Toledo, OH$53,274
Binghamton, NY$53,246
Rock Hill, SC$53,241
Rockford, IL$53,213
Springfield, IL$53,191
Elyria, OH$53,186
Fargo, ND$53,186
Flagstaff, AZ$53,147
Fort Lauderdale, FL$53,114
Duluth, MN$53,081
Miami, FL$53,081
Cheyenne, WY$53,042
Grand Forks, ND$53,042
Bangor, ME$52,920
Cedar Rapids, IA$52,860
Durham, NC$52,836
Louisville, KY$52,832
Grand Rapids, MI$52,821
Hialeah, FL$52,815
Casper, WY$52,738
Scranton, PA$52,672
New Orleans, LA$52,655
Virginia Beach, VA$52,650
Akron, OH$52,622
Peoria, IL$52,550
Sarasota, FL$52,539
Nashville, TN$52,501
Omaha, NE$52,501
Green Bay, WI$52,501
Baton Rouge, LA$52,473
Charleston, SC$52,462
Jamestown, NY$52,434
Davenport, IA$52,434
Tucson, AZ$52,407
Saint Petersburg, FL$52,373
Tampa, FL$52,362
Evansville, IN$52,329
Port Arthur, TX$52,329
Bradenton, FL$52,307
Santa Fe, NM$52,208
Orlando, FL$52,108
Clearwater, FL$52,092
Canton, OH$51,976
La Crosse, WI$51,976
Albuquerque, NM$51,943
Newport News, VA$51,937
High Point, NC$51,920
Ogden, UT$51,898
Corpus Christi, TX$51,854
Norfolk, VA$51,821
Laramie, WY$51,821
Rock Island, IL$51,788
Saginaw, MI$51,777
Jacksonville, FL$51,771
Salisbury, NC$51,760
Boise, ID$51,749
Moline, IL$51,722
Fort Myers, FL$51,705
Memphis, TN$51,694
Tulsa, OK$51,666
Waterloo, IA$51,633
Spartanburg, SC$51,578
Lincoln, NE$51,550
Fort Wayne, IN$51,539
Provo, UT$51,534
Cedar Falls, IA$51,467
San Antonio, TX$51,445
Greensboro, NC$51,423
South Bend, IN$51,418
Savannah, GA$51,357
Muskegon, MI$51,335
Birmingham, AL$51,329
Winston Salem, NC$51,302
Lake Charles, LA$51,169
Anderson, IN$51,158
Lexington, KY$51,141
Augusta, GA$51,125
Greenville, SC$51,125
Lima, OH$51,081
Wichita, KS$51,075
Tuscaloosa, AL$51,075
Columbia, SC$51,025
Springfield, OH$51,014
Asheville, NC$50,926
Bloomington, IN$50,887
Knoxville, TN$50,688
Shreveport, LA$50,683
Wilmington, NC$50,611
Roanoke, VA$50,611
Topeka, KS$50,512
Frankfort, KY$50,506
Oklahoma City, OK$50,467
Chillicothe, OH$50,445
Longview, TX$50,440
Melbourne, FL$50,434
Sioux Falls, SD$50,346
Mobile, AL$50,340
Terre Haute, IN$50,318
Altoona, PA$50,285
Amarillo, TX$50,247
Killeen, TX$50,230
Fayetteville, AR$50,186
Chattanooga, TN$50,169
Sioux City, IA$50,119
Idaho Falls, ID$50,108
Lynchburg, VA$50,064
Gainesville, FL$49,992
Portsmouth, OH$49,965
Little Rock, AR$49,954
Lafayette, LA$49,932
Youngstown, OH$49,932
Daytona Beach, FL$49,898
Clarksville, TN$49,893
Pensacola, FL$49,887
Temple, TX$49,884
Hopkinsville, KY$49,722
Erie, PA$49,711
Florence, SC$49,689
Charleston, WV$49,600
Great Falls, MT$49,573
Macon, GA$49,495
Tallahassee, FL$49,490
Fayetteville, NC$49,479
Waco, TX$49,468
Helena, MT$49,429
Pine Bluff, AR$49,408
Vincennes, IN$49,340
Lubbock, TX$49,318
Alamogordo, NM$49,285
Twin Falls, ID$49,236
Rapid City, SD$49,219
Jackson, MS$49,119
Huntington, WV$49,116
Greenville, MS$49,114
Parkersburg, WV$49,058
Montgomery, AL$49,048
Wichita Falls, TX$48,992
Springfield, MO$48,992
Biloxi, MS$48,965
Monroe, LA$48,910
Johnstown, PA$48,871
Sumter, SC$48,849
Columbus, GA$48,843
Pascagoula, MS$48,738
Abilene, TX$48,738
Kingsport, TN$48,595
Albany, GA$48,595
Gulfport, MS$48,578
Alexandria, LA$48,396
Fort Smith, AR$48,258
El Paso, TX$48,108
Las Cruces, NM$47,860
Harlingen, TX$47,720
Pocatello, ID$47,711
Florence, AL$47,639
Brownsville, TX$47,628
Mcallen, TX$47,512
Dothan, AL$47,434
Columbus, MS$47,106
Altus, OK$46,849
Lawton, OK$46,744
Pierre, SD$46,545
What Skills Can Increase a Civil Technician's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Consulting (Mentioned in 6.14% Job Postings): Providing technical or business expertise and advice to internal or external clients.
CAD (Mentioned in 2.48% Job Postings): Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer
First Aid (Mentioned in 1.78% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
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 Civil Technician's salary.
Project Design: Can increase your salary by up to 68%.
Engineering Services: Can increase your salary by up to 63%.
Design Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 55%.
Civil Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Civil Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Civil Technician positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Financial Services typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Civil Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Civil Technician
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$66,296
$32.0
20%
Energy & Utilities
$63,533
$31.0
15%
Construction
$60,771
$29.0
10%
Business Services
$58,009
$28.0
5%
How Education impacts a Civil Technician's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Civil Technicians enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Civil Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$48,503
and $54,841).
Civil Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Civil Technician'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.
Salaries for a Civil Technician can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $53,970 in 2023
to around $53,729 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Civil Technician salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Civil Technician
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Civil Technician
Here are companies hiring for Civil Technician and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Civil Technician
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Civil Technician?
The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Civil Technician roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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