Civil Engineer I H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Civil Engineers (SOC 17-2051).
Employers filed 38 wage applications for Civil Engineer I jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 19 employers. The median offered wage was $80,780, 4.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Michael Baker International, Inc. filed the most (9, median $93,000).
- Filings
- 38
- Positions covered
- 39
- Employers
- 19
- Median offered
- $80,780
- Median prevailing wage
- $73,721
- Filings since FY2020
- 211
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +23%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Civil Engineer I jobs rose 23%, from $66,518 in fiscal 2020 to $81,560 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 4.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 57 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Civil Engineer I by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 33 | $81,560 | +7.3% | $74,060 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 57 | $76,000 | −1.3% | $69,971 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 27 | $77,000 | +7.7% | $65,853 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | $71,525 | −8.3% | $66,685 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 37 | $78,000 | +23.3% | $66,685 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 7 | $63,253 | −4.9% | $61,922 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 25 | $66,518 | n/a | $66,518 | at the minimum |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Baker International, Inc. | 9 | $93,000 | +0.5% | |
| Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. | 5 | $75,553 | +8.1% | |
| AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | 4 | $87,405 | +17.8% | |
| InNova Consulting, Inc. | 2 | $77,129 | +3.9% | |
| City of Philadelphia | 2 | $74,060 | at the minimum | |
| Infrastructure Engineering Inc. | 2 | $100,967 | +4.9% | |
| Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc. | 1 | $106,000 | +74.1% | |
| DLZ Corporation | 1 | $75,000 | +1.0% | |
| Freeport Minerals Corporation | 1 | $105,400 | +61.7% | |
| APS Consulting, Inc. | 1 | $74,256 | at the minimum | |
| Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd. | 1 | $81,560 | +18.7% | |
| Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. | 1 | $105,500 | +73.3% | |
| Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Mining LLC | 1 | $106,000 | +52.9% | |
Showing the 13 employers with the most filings of 19. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Civil Engineer I jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | 4 | $82,938 | +0.6% | |
| Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $74,060 | at the minimum | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $87,089 | +22.4% | |
| Lincolnwood, IL | 2 | $77,129 | +3.9% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2 | $89,009 | +29.5% | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 2 | $95,638 | at the minimum | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $97,219 | at the minimum | |
| Brentwood, TN | 1 | $75,000 | +2.8% | |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $85,000 | +0.6% | |
| Danville, IN | 1 | $74,500 | +4.7% | |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $72,500 | +4.7% | |
| Dover, DE | 1 | $64,979 | at the minimum | |
| Downers Grove, IL | 1 | $74,257 | at the minimum | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $72,000 | +8.1% | |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $79,000 | +14.9% | |
| Marion, IN | 1 | $67,586 | +1.8% | |
| Matteson, IL | 1 | $75,500 | +1.7% | |
| Moon Township, PA | 1 | $80,000 | +17.0% | |
| Morenci, AZ | 1 | $105,500 | +73.3% | |
| New York, NY | 1 | $83,572 | +6.0% | |
| Ontario, CA | 1 | $93,000 | +0.5% | |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $94,186 | +9.6% | |
| Safford, AZ | 1 | $106,000 | +74.1% | |
| Sahuarita, AZ | 1 | $105,400 | +61.7% | |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $85,800 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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