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Average Civil Engineers Salary in Vallejo, CA

Civil Engineers in Vallejo, CA earn a median annual salary of $122,510, which is +21.5% compared to the national median. There are 300 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$122,510
Vallejo, CA median annual wage
$59/hour median
+21.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $100,840
300
Local employment
2.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.89
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$77,240
25th
$98,710
Median
$122,510
75th
$135,700
90th
$163,670

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 Vallejo, CA, 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
108.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$112,934
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 155.0%
Rents: 142.0%
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
Mankato, MN $128,220 Compare 50
Redding, CA $126,000 Compare 380
Napa, CA $123,440 Compare 180

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 Vallejo, CA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Pediatricians, General $357,320 N/A
Family Medicine Physicians $306,500 1.00
Registered Nurses $203,290 1.32
Physicians, All Other $194,540 0.35
Architectural And Engineering Managers $189,360 0.56
Dentists, General $183,000 1.19
Nurse Practitioners $182,370 0.61
Chief Executives $180,180 0.95

Vallejo, CA has salary data for 367 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pediatricians, General.

Historical series

Trend for Civil Engineers in Vallejo, CA

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.