Side-by-side distribution
Civil Engineer
$108,727
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.5%
- Live roles
- 850
Mining Engineer
$130,287
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.3%
- Live roles
- 89
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Civil Engineer - Water/Sewer/Gas - Rail and Transit
Resident Engineer - Heavy Civil - Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project
Principal Civil Engineer
Civil Engineer, Capacity Delivery
Civil Engineer
Civil Engineer
Senior Supervising Engineer/Civil Design Discipline Lead – Water & Wastewater
Environmental Engineer, Civil
Civil/Structural Engineer
Wastewater Civil Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Data Mining
Principal Geotech - Tailings Engineer - Mining
System Safety Engineer, Mining/Industrial
Lead Mechanical Engineer - Mining
Senior Full Stack Engineer, Data Mining
Senior Process Engineer - Mine Backfill & Tailings Management
Senior Mining Engineer
Staff Mining Engineer
Scenario Engineer, Mining Autonomy
Senior Underground Mining Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| PA Parsons | $120,375 | 34 |
Wilson & Company
|
$107,000 | 22 |
| SE SEH | $121,250 | 16 |
|
AtkinsRéalis
|
$96,175 | 14 |
LaBella Associates
|
$102,500 | 13 |
HNTB
|
$65,728 | 13 |
BKF
|
$119,750 | 10 |
Atwell, LLC
|
$102,500 | 10 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Heidelberg Materials
|
$47,840 | 10 |
| SC SLR Consulting | $162,500 | 3 |
|
Applied Intuition
|
$120,000 | 3 |
|
Motional
|
$229,375 | 2 |
|
AtkinsRéalis
|
$218,750 | 2 |
Barr Engineering
|
$118,502 | 2 |
|
Mariana Minerals
|
$147,000 | 1 |
NationGraph
|
$133,903 | 1 |
Civil Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $145,850 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $128,356 | 8 |
| Seattle | $119,977 | 4 |
| New York | $119,200 | 27 |
| San Francisco | $117,000 | 5 |
| Denver | $113,250 | 12 |
| Chicago | $102,000 | 11 |
| Boston | $87,450 | 11 |
Civil Engineer vs Mining Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Civil Engineer is $108,727 per year (typically $87,875–$130,547), versus $130,287 for Mining Engineer ($111,460–$165,000). That puts Mining Engineer about 20% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Civil Engineer and Mining 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.