SOC 17-2051 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Civil Engineers make in Springfield, MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Civil Engineers in Springfield, MA is $99,790. The 10th percentile is $73,600 and the 90th percentile is $158,870. Employment is 300.

Median annual wage

$99,790

10th percentile
$73,600
25th percentile
$79,770
Median
$99,790
75th percentile
$130,450
90th percentile
$158,870
Mean
$106,410

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Civil Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $73,600 and the 90th percentile is $158,870. The difference is $85,270, which is 85.4% 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 $79,770 to the 75th at $130,450, covers $50,680.

The mean annual wage is $106,410, which sits above the median of $99,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, MA median is 1% lower than the national median of $100,840 for Civil Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,882, which is 3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.5% lower than the Massachusetts median of $106,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MA is 96.061, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineers at $103,882 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Civil Engineers. Springfield, MA ranks 16th of 28 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).).

  • Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 14 miles away, with a median of $103,350 and employment of 190. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,099, against $103,882 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $103,650 and employment of 2,420. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,880, against $103,882 here.
  • Pittsfield, MA is 34 miles away, with a median of $100,810 and employment of 300. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,998, against $103,882 here.

Employment share

Civil Engineers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MA (300 of 201,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (367,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Civil Engineers make in Springfield, MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Civil Engineers in Springfield, MA is $99,790. The 10th percentile is $73,600 and the 90th percentile is $158,870. Employment is 300.

How does that compare with the national median for Civil Engineers?

The local median is 1% lower than the national median of $100,840.

What is Civil Engineers pay in Springfield, MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MA is 96.061, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $99,790 is $103,882. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Springfield, MA compare with nearby metros for Civil Engineers?

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 14 miles away, at $103,350. Springfield, MA ranks 16th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.