County Engineer Salary in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

How much does a County Engineer make in Tuscaloosa, AL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a County Engineer in Tuscaloosa, AL is $76,976. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $61,753 to a high of $93,702, with most professionals earning between $69,008 and $85,731.

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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 Tuscaloosa, AL

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

69008

85731

76976

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

70562

90285

79388

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 Tuscaloosa, AL. The base salary for County Engineer ranges from $69,008 to $85,731 with the average base salary of $76,976. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $70,562 to $90,285 with the average total cash compensation of $79,388.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$76,976	$69,008 - $85,731
Bonus	$2,412	$1,554 - $4,554
Total Pay	$79,388	$70,562 - $90,285

* 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 Tuscaloosa, AL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Birmingham, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,553 - $86,408	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Columbus, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,641 - $79,063	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Prattville, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $66,268 - $82,327	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Meridian, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,694 - $81,613	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Decatur, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,687 - $86,575	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL
CITY, STATE Tupelo, MS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,969 - $78,229	COMPARE TO Tuscaloosa, AL

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About Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa (/tʌskəˈluːsə/ TUS-kə-LOO-sə) is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama (in the southeastern United States). Located on the Black Warrior River at the Atlantic Seaboard fall line of the Piedmont, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with an estimated population of 100,287 in 2017. The city was originally known as Tuskaloosa until the early 20th century. Incorporated as a town on December 13, 1819, it was named after Tuskaloosa, the chief of a band of Muskogean-speaking people. They battled and were defeated by forces of Spanish explorer Hernando de S...

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