Civil Engineers Salary in Salinas, CA
Median annual salary
$122,160
+21% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$78,358
cost index 155.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salinas, CA
| 10th percentile | $75,580 |
| 25th percentile | $86,530 |
| Median (50th) | $122,160 |
| 75th percentile | $142,760 |
| 90th percentile | $167,060 |
| Mean | $120,250 |
| Employed in metro | 250 |
A Civil Engineers in Salinas, CA earns a median of $122,160 per year. That is 21% above the national median of $100,840 for this occupation. Because Salinas, CA has a cost index of 155.9 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $78,358 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $97,230, median gross rent $2,055/mo, and the median home value $781,000. See the full Salinas, CA cost-of-living profile.