Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 1,237 people
How much does a civil engineer make in Massachusetts?
$121,673typical pay for a civil engineer in 2025
$94,970 – $144,359what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where civil engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation1,141 people$120,872
- Department of Conservation and Recreation66 people$128,166
- Department of Public Health10 people$89,505
- Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities9 people$125,453
- Department of Developmental Services5 people$131,907
- Department of Fish and Game4 people$119,498
- Emergency Management Agency1 person$97,000
- Military Division1 person$93,965
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Civil Engineer I171 people$76,157
- Civil Engineer II267 people$98,442
- Civil Engineer III343 people$129,129
- Civil Engineer IV212 people$138,273
- Civil Engineer V172 people$146,460
- Civil Engineer VI68 people$159,448
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Senior Civil Engineer$111,374 (everyone)
- Principal Civil Engineer$121,299 (everyone)
- Civil Engineer (this page)$121,673 (everyone)
Highest-paid civil engineers, 2025
- 1Marc SullivanCivil Engineer IV · Massachusetts Department of Transportation$240,245
- 2Jonathan RanieriCivil Engineer V · Massachusetts Department of Transportation$229,437
- 3Valenty SorokaCivil Engineer V · Department of Conservation and Recreation$224,758
- 4Aldo CassanoCivil Engineer III · Massachusetts Department of Transportation$224,528
- 5Cory AlemianCivil Engineer III · Massachusetts Department of Transportation$222,117
Common questions
How much does a civil engineer make in Massachusetts?
The typical civil engineer was paid $121,673 in 2025; most earned between $94,970 and $144,359. This counts all 1,237 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 8.5% of all pay for civil engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Civil Engineer, at any level (for example "Civil Engineer I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this