LIVE PAY DATA / DISCIPLINE

Structural Engineer salary insights

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

16DISCLOSED
RANGES
POSTING MIDPOINT MEDIAN$111,732Median down 7% since October 2026
DISCLOSED RANGES16Current openings
ACTIVE ROLES36In this discipline
25TH PERCENTILE$99,285A quarter of midpoints are below this
75TH PERCENTILE$123,190A quarter of midpoints are above this
POSTEDMay 13, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026Sample of 16 employer-published ranges

DISCIPLINE PAY SIGNAL

What current postings disclose.

Compensation varies with location, licensure, experience, employer, and building, bridge, analysis, detailing, and structural project responsibilities. 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 structural 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 level4$89,881
Mid level5$104,137
Senior7$125,551

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 required7$109,526
No PE required9$113,939

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-site4$103,944
Hybrid12$115,720

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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