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Fast Facts for Civil Engineers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Yuba City, Redding and Sacramento
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Modesto, Visalia and Madera
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, Oakland and Sacramento

Salaries for Civil Engineers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Jose, Oxnard and Riverside

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Civil Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Civil Engineers relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Fresno930$108,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim16020$107,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura700$99,780
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario2740$115,770
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade4870$116,490
San Diego-Carlsbad5250$97,460
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara2530$113,700
Bakersfield350$106,820
Yuba City420$100,170
Modesto270$103,060
Redding280$114,180
Salinas150$112,010
Santa Cruz-Watsonville110$112,100
Santa Rosa490$110,200
Vallejo-Fairfield290$109,060
El Centro50$81,220
Chico220$102,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward10930$120,110
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande550$98,210
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara340$111,140
Stockton-Lodi370$107,110
Visalia-Porterville160$91,980
Madera40$91,650
Napa120$92,910

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