How much do Civil Engineers make in Duluth, MN-WI?

Percentile spread

For Civil Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $70,990 and the 90th percentile is $152,600. The difference is $81,610, which is 82.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $80,160 to the 75th at $124,080, covers $43,920.

The mean annual wage is $104,210, which sits above the median of $98,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Duluth, MN-WI median is 2% lower than the national median of $100,840 for Civil Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,335, which is 10.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the Minnesota median of $101,480.

Duluth, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineers at $111,335 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Civil Engineers. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• St. Cloud, MN is 157 miles away, with a median of $96,120 and employment of 80. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,686, against $111,335 here.
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 160 miles away, with a median of $104,740 and employment of 3,350. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,922, against $111,335 here.
• Eau Claire, WI is 173 miles away, with a median of $93,280 and employment of 190. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,522, against $111,335 here.

Employment share

Civil Engineers accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Duluth, MN-WI (220 of 124,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (367,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.