County Engineer Salary in Savannah, Georgia

How much does a County Engineer make in Savannah, GA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a County Engineer in Savannah, GA is $77,400. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $62,094 to a high of $94,219, with most professionals earning between $69,388 and $86,204.

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What does a County Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a County Engineer

Performs difficult design work, inspection work, and special studies.

January 11, 2023

Assist in inspections to assure compliance with contract plans, specifications, and special provisions on all phases of structural construction such as bridges, foundations, walls, falsework, shoring, and drainage structures.

January 22, 2023

Monitors and inspects work sites for conformance to instructions, procedures, and contracts.

January 26, 2023

Prepares and presents special reports and conducts special studies and surveys on matters relating to storm water runoff.

February 28, 2023

Reviews standards, specifications, ordinance requirements and regulations applied by the City or County and researches latest developments to determine changes to be made and probable impact.

March 20, 2023

Provides input into preparation of annual budgets forLocal Road and Street, Motor Vehicle Highway, Cumulative Bridge, Major Bridge,Inspection, and Highway LIT funds, includinganalyzing and projecting costs, and discussing with County Council asrequested.

March 20, 2023

Participate in the consultation to prospective users and/or product capability assessment and validation as it applies to the technical sales process.

April 05, 2023

Attends and participates in Board of CountyCommissioners meetings, preparing/making recommendations on a variety ofissues, such as new road standards and specifications, new ordinances involvingCounty highway system, legal agreements and contract awards, litigationsettlements, and new traffic controls.

April 25, 2023

Supervises and directs Highway Department engineeringpersonnel, if applicable, including interviewing applicants, hiring, planning/delegating work assignments, providing training and corrective instruction,evaluating performance, maintaining discipline, and administering personnelpolicies.

May 13, 2023

Management experience, preferably a minimum of two (2) to three (3) years in a responsible position is preferred.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for County Engineer in Savannah, GA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

69388

86204

77400

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

70951

90783

79826

What is the average salary for County Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of County Engineer in Savannah, GA. The base salary for County Engineer ranges from $69,388 to $86,204 with the average base salary of $77,400. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $70,951 to $90,783 with the average total cash compensation of $79,826.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$77,400	$69,388 - $86,204
Bonus	$2,426	$1,563 - $4,579
Total Pay	$79,826	$70,951 - $90,783

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

County Engineer Salary Near Savannah, GA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Savannah, GA
CITY, STATE Hilton Head Island, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,933 - $85,638	COMPARE TO Savannah, GA
CITY, STATE Summerville, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,568 - $87,669	COMPARE TO Savannah, GA
CITY, STATE North Charleston, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,881 - $88,058	COMPARE TO Savannah, GA
CITY, STATE Charleston, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,881 - $88,058	COMPARE TO Savannah, GA
CITY, STATE Goose Creek, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,777 - $87,928	COMPARE TO Savannah, GA
CITY, STATE Mount Pleasant, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,881 - $88,058	COMPARE TO Savannah, GA

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About Savannah, Georgia

Savannah (/səˈvænə/) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War, Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's fifth-largest city, with a 2017 estimated population of 146,444. The Savannah metropolitan area, Georgia's third-largest, had an estimated pop...

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