Hourly Wage for Highway Engineer Salary in the United States

Hourly Wage for Highway Engineer Salary

What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for Highway Engineer?

As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Highway Engineer in the United States is $33. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Highway Engineer in the US can go up to $40 and the lowest down to $27, but most earn between $30 and $36. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Highway Engineer in the United States.

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Highway Engineer Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Highway Engineer Salary $27 US April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Highway Engineer Salary $30 US April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Highway Engineer Salary $33 US April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Highway Engineer Salary $36 US April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Highway Engineer Salary $40 US April 01, 2025
25% $30 10% $27 90% $40 75% $36 $33 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Highway Engineer ?

Highway engineering is an engineering discipline branching from civil engineering that involves the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads, bridges, and tunnels to ensure safe and effective transportation of people and goods. Highway engineering became prominent towards the latter half of the 20th Century after World War II. Standards of highway engineering are continuously being improved. Highway engineers must take into account future traffic flows, design of highway intersections/interchanges, geometric alignment and design, highway pavement materials and design...

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    Highway Engineer

    0 - 2 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    Civil Engineer II

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Hourly Wage

Core compensation

 
 
 
30
36
33

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
30
36
33
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Highway Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Highway Engineer ranges from $30 to $36 with the average hourly pay of $33. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $30 to $36 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $33.
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