Highway Engineer Salary in the United States

Highway Engineer Salary

How much does a Highway Engineer make in the United States? The average Highway Engineer salary in the United States is $73,119 as of April 24, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $66,220 and $80,981. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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10th Percentile Highway Engineer Salary $59,939 US April 24, 2024
25th Percentile Highway Engineer Salary $66,220 US April 24, 2024
50th Percentile Highway Engineer Salary $73,119 US April 24, 2024
75th Percentile Highway Engineer Salary $80,981 US April 24, 2024
90th Percentile Highway Engineer Salary $88,139 US April 24, 2024
25% $66,220 10% $59,939 90% $88,139 75% $80,981 $73,119 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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Colliers Engineering & Design - Maumee, OH

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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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  • KS Engineers PC - Rocky Hill, CT
    Description. KS Engineers, P.C. (KSE) is a mid-size engineering and construction management firm ranking in the ENR Top 500 for design and ENR Top 100 for ...
    - 3 Days Ago
  • Pinnacle Group, Inc. - Tampa, FL
    Job Title. Highway Engineer. Description. Our client is seeking to fill a full-time experienced engineering position in the Tampa office. The successful ap...
    - 3 Days Ago
  • Kane Partners LLC - Mount Laurel, NJ
    Kane Partners is searching for a Senior Civil Highway Engineer for an Engineering & Construction Management company to service their government and corpora...
    - 1 Day Ago
  • PTS Advance - West Palm Beach, FL
    PTS Advance is working closely with a client in the Civil Engineering industry for a Highway Design Engineer. Key Features. Interviews scheduled immediatel...
    - 1 Day Ago
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation - Rochester, MN
    This position will Provide overall direction, management, supervision, and technical support to contract administration personnel on bridge/highway constru...
    - 2 Days Ago

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  1. This Job:

    Highway Engineer

    0 - 2 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

  2. Up a level:

    Civil Engineer II

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Base Salary

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Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
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73646
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Highway Engineer in the United States. The base salary for Highway Engineer ranges from $66,220 to $80,981 with the average base salary of $73,119. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $66,693 to $82,334 with the average total cash compensation of $73,646.
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