LIVE PAY DATA / DISCIPLINE

Geotechnical Engineer salary insights

Employer-disclosed pay ranges in current geotechnical engineer openings—not a compensation survey.

21DISCLOSED
RANGES
POSTING MIDPOINT MEDIAN$100,000Median down 6% since October 2026
DISCLOSED RANGES21Current openings
ACTIVE ROLES35In this discipline
25TH PERCENTILE$78,500A quarter of midpoints are below this
75TH PERCENTILE$124,536A quarter of midpoints are above this
POSTEDJun 16, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026Sample of 21 employer-published ranges

DISCIPLINE PAY SIGNAL

What current postings disclose.

Compensation varies with location, licensure, experience, employer, and field investigation, laboratory interpretation, foundation recommendations, and project responsibility. Hourly ranges are annualized at 2,080 hours only for comparison.

This is a live convenience sample. It is not the average pay of every geotechnical engineer.

BY EXPERIENCE LEVEL

Pay by seniority.

Median range midpoint by the experience level each posting targets. A level appears only when at least three postings disclose pay.

ExperiencePostingsMedian midpoint
Entry level6$74,500
Mid level5$104,933
Senior9$118,375

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

PE required or not.

Postings that require a Professional Engineer license against those that don't (EIT or no license). Each group needs at least three disclosed ranges.

LicensePostingsMedian midpoint
PE required11$118,375
No PE required10$74,500

BY WORK MODE

On-site, hybrid, remote.

Median range midpoint by where the work happens, as the employer describes it. A mode appears only with at least three disclosed ranges.

Work modePostingsMedian midpoint
On-site16$100,000
Hybrid5$115,973

BY US STATE

Local pay signals.

States with at least three postings that disclose pay. Location materially affects advertised compensation.

StatePostingsMedian midpoint
NY6$89,250CA3$144,000

BY EMPLOYER

Who discloses what.

Employers with at least three postings that disclose pay, most postings first. One employer's ranges can weigh heavily in a small sample.

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