How much do Civil Engineers make in Kingston, NY?

Percentile spread

For Civil Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $73,360 and the 90th percentile is $157,170. The difference is $83,810, which is 75.8% 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 $91,370 to the 75th at $121,930, covers $30,560.

The mean annual wage is $116,810, which sits above the median of $110,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kingston, NY median is 9.7% higher than the national median of $100,840 for Civil Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,831, which is 8.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.6% higher than the New York median of $103,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kingston, NY is 100.709, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $110,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineers at $109,831 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

37 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Civil Engineers. Kingston, NY ranks 1st of 38 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).).

• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 28 miles away, with a median of $98,180 and employment of 400. That median is 11.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,726, against $109,831 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 60 miles away, with a median of $102,470 and employment of 1,470. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,917, against $109,831 here.
• Pittsfield, MA is 61 miles away, with a median of $100,810 and employment of 300. That median is 8.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,998, against $109,831 here.

Employment share

Civil Engineers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Kingston, NY (40 of 59,140). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (367,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.29 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.