Side-by-side distribution
Civil Engineer
$122,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.5%
- Live roles
- 267
Industrial Engineer
$131,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40%
- Live roles
- 120
Highest-paying jobs
Civil Engineer, Energy Storage Project Engineering
Civil Engineer, Capacity Delivery
Civil Engineer
Environmental Engineer, Civil
Wastewater Civil Engineer
Civil Engineer - Open Submission for Flexible, Hourly Opportunities
Senior Civil Engineer, Capacity Delivery
Senior Civil Engineer
Civil Development Engineer, Renewable Energy
Senior, Civil Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Data Center Design Engineer, Electrical - Industrial Compute
Sr. Solutions Engineer - Public Sector (Defense Industrial Base)
Industrial Engineer
System Safety Engineer, Mining/Industrial
Industrial Robotics Engineer
Staff Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain Material Flow
Senior Solution Engineer - Defense Industrial Base (DIB)
Senior Industrial Engineer, Labor Standards
Senior Industrial Engineer
Senior Industrial Engineer, Layouts
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
LaBella Associates
|
$125,000 | 11 |
BKF
|
$117,000 | 11 |
Olsson
|
$119,000 | 9 |
Atwell, LLC
|
$97,500 | 9 |
Woolpert
|
$126,500 | 5 |
Apex Companies
|
$130,000 | 4 |
|
Fluidstack
|
$185,000 | 3 |
CSG Consultants
|
$153,500 | 3 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 12 |
Gotion, Inc.
|
$100,000 | 5 |
Advanced Technology Services
|
$109,330 | 2 |
Qualdoc
|
$77,500 | 2 |
Oshkosh Corporation
|
$57,200 | 2 |
|
OpenAI
|
$292,000 | 1 |
|
Databricks
|
$260,200 | 1 |
|
Fluidstack
|
$225,500 | 1 |
Civil Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $182,000 | 4 |
| New York | $132,500 | 12 |
| San Francisco | $124,500 | 6 |
| Denver | $119,000 | 10 |
| Chicago | $113,850 | 3 |
Civil Engineer vs Industrial Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Civil Engineer is $122,500 per year (typically $100,500–$140,000), versus $131,000 for Industrial Engineer ($100,000–$170,000). That puts Industrial Engineer about 7% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Civil Engineer and Industrial Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.