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Average Civil Engineers Salary in Mankato, MN

Civil Engineers in Mankato, MN earn a median annual salary of $128,220, which is +27.2% compared to the national median. There are 50 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Mankato, MN (metro area).

$128,220
Mankato, MN median annual wage
$62/hour median
+27.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $100,840
50
Local employment
0.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.39
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$76,300
25th
$104,820
Median
$128,220
75th
$132,700
90th
$156,000

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Mankato, MN, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
91.0%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$140,971
Goods: 95.4%
Services: 87.0%
Rents: 79.9%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $130,280 Compare 3,170
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $130,160 Compare 10,990
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $130,150 Compare 5,590
Redding, CA $126,000 Compare 380
Napa, CA $123,440 Compare 180
Walla Walla, WA $123,030 Compare 190

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Mankato, MN

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $421,630 0.63
Family Medicine Physicians $314,060 N/A
Dentists, General $207,000 1.24
Chief Executives $171,460 1.65
Architectural And Engineering Managers $158,750 0.59
Pharmacists $157,010 0.86
Marketing Managers $155,360 0.51
Human Resources Managers $147,830 0.72

Mankato, MN has salary data for 247 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Civil Engineers in Mankato, MN

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Civil Engineers are projected to change by +5.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 23,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.