Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $66K, rent takes 27.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,199/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new civil engineering technologists and technicians typically earn — is $52K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,130/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $66K locally vs. $65K nationally, a 1% difference.

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area pays $66K median vs. the U.S. average of $65K — that’s +1%.

The median is $65,900 a year, that works out to about $32 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $52,160, and experienced civil engineering technologists and technicians can clear $82,050. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,358/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,199/month, which eats 27.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median civil engineering technologists and technicians salary is worth about $65,900 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.