SOC 17-2051 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Civil Engineers make in Idaho Falls, ID?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Civil Engineers in Idaho Falls, ID is $97,710. The 10th percentile is $66,040 and the 90th percentile is $171,380. Employment is 210.
Median annual wage
$97,710
- 10th percentile
- $66,040
- 25th percentile
- $76,770
- Median
- $97,710
- 75th percentile
- $129,100
- 90th percentile
- $171,380
- Mean
- $110,770
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Civil Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $66,040 and the 90th percentile is $171,380. The difference is $105,340, which is 107.8% 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 $76,770 to the 75th at $129,100, covers $52,330.
The mean annual wage is $110,770, which sits above the median of $97,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Idaho Falls, ID median is 3.1% lower than the national median of $100,840 for Civil Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,493, which is 2.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.3% lower than the Idaho median of $98,030.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Idaho Falls, ID is 94.412, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineers at $103,493 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Civil Engineers. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 2nd of 7 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).).
- Pocatello, ID is 65 miles away, with a median of $89,610 and employment of 90. That median is 8.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,792, against $103,493 here.
- Logan, UT-ID is 124 miles away, with a median of $80,710 and employment of 140. That median is 17.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,137, against $103,493 here.
- Twin Falls, ID is 136 miles away, with a median of $97,220 and employment of 70. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,550, against $103,493 here.
Employment share
Civil Engineers accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in Idaho Falls, ID (210 of 81,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (367,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Idaho Falls, ID · Civil Engineers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Civil Engineers make in Idaho Falls, ID?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Civil Engineers in Idaho Falls, ID is $97,710. The 10th percentile is $66,040 and the 90th percentile is $171,380. Employment is 210.
How does that compare with the national median for Civil Engineers?
The local median is 3.1% lower than the national median of $100,840.
What is Civil Engineers pay in Idaho Falls, ID after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Idaho Falls, ID is 94.412, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $97,710 is $103,493. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Idaho Falls, ID compare with nearby metros for Civil Engineers?
Pocatello, ID is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 65 miles away, at $89,610. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 2nd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.