Civil Engineers Salary in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Median annual salary
$97,330
-3% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$111,617
cost index 87.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
| 10th percentile | $65,080 |
| 25th percentile | $78,320 |
| Median (50th) | $97,330 |
| 75th percentile | $122,740 |
| 90th percentile | $140,780 |
| Mean | $102,460 |
| Employed in metro | 830 |
A Civil Engineers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA earns a median of $97,330 per year. That is 3% below the national median of $100,840 for this occupation. Because Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA has a cost index of 87.2 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $111,617 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $85,890, median gross rent $1,150/mo, and the median home value $267,400. See the full Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA cost-of-living profile.