Transportation Engineers salary by location
National median: $100,840 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $130,280 | +29.2% | 3,170 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $130,160 | +29.1% | 10,990 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $130,150 | +29.1% | 5,590 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $128,220 | +27.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $126,000 | +25.0% | 380 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $123,440 | +22.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $123,030 | +22.0% | 190 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $122,510 | +21.5% | 300 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $122,500 | +21.5% | 55,180 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $122,160 | +21.1% | 250 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $121,370 | +20.4% | 630 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $119,990 | +19.0% | 460 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $119,980 | +19.0% | 610 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $119,720 | +18.7% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $118,050 | +17.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $116,990 | +16.0% | 610 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $116,480 | +15.5% | 7,680 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $116,210 | +15.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $115,480 | +14.5% | 480 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $115,120 | +14.2% | 3,510 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $114,730 | +13.8% | 1,670 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $112,740 | +11.8% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $112,430 | +11.5% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $111,740 | +10.8% | 490 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $111,080 | +10.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $110,610 | +9.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $110,470 | +9.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $110,210 | +9.3% | 720 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $110,000 | +9.1% | 12,590 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $109,490 | +8.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $108,900 | +8.0% | 5,620 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $108,820 | +7.9% | 790 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $108,640 | +7.7% | 16,340 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $108,240 | +7.3% | 860 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $108,240 | +7.3% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $107,870 | +7.0% | 560 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $107,810 | +6.9% | 790 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $107,790 | +6.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $107,670 | +6.8% | 7,970 | 2025 |
| Houma, LA | metropolitan | $107,400 | +6.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $107,350 | +6.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $107,330 | +6.4% | 15,590 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MI | metropolitan | $107,320 | +6.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $106,730 | +5.8% | 9,450 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $106,280 | +5.4% | 4,180 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $106,140 | +5.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $106,110 | +5.2% | 2,240 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $105,760 | +4.9% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $105,750 | +4.9% | 440 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $105,470 | +4.6% | 730 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $105,380 | +4.5% | 3,780 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $105,250 | +4.4% | 4,890 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $105,080 | +4.2% | 680 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $104,780 | +3.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $104,740 | +3.9% | 3,350 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $104,710 | +3.8% | 9,130 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $104,660 | +3.8% | 6,900 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $104,310 | +3.4% | 3,560 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $104,150 | +3.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $103,900 | +3.0% | 1,350 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $103,880 | +3.0% | 1,650 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $103,760 | +2.9% | 17,500 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $103,650 | +2.8% | 2,420 | 2025 |
| Decatur, AL | metropolitan | $103,490 | +2.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $103,430 | +2.6% | 330 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $103,350 | +2.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $103,150 | +2.3% | 4,370 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $103,150 | +2.3% | 2,360 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $103,090 | +2.2% | 600 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $103,010 | +2.2% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $102,930 | +2.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $102,830 | +2.0% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $102,750 | +1.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $102,690 | +1.8% | 460 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $102,650 | +1.8% | 940 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | metropolitan | $102,600 | +1.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $102,470 | +1.6% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $102,430 | +1.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $102,370 | +1.5% | 3,730 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $102,330 | +1.5% | 830 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $102,280 | +1.4% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $102,240 | +1.4% | 710 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $102,080 | +1.2% | 880 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $102,020 | +1.2% | 1,240 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $101,830 | +1.0% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| Slidell, LA | metropolitan | $101,820 | +1.0% | 240 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $101,820 | +1.0% | 590 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $101,800 | +1.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $101,780 | +0.9% | 8,470 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $101,770 | +0.9% | 600 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $101,600 | +0.8% | 7,180 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $101,530 | +0.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $101,480 | +0.6% | 4,710 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $101,440 | +0.6% | 4,640 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $101,420 | +0.6% | 13,290 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $101,300 | +0.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $101,200 | +0.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $101,150 | +0.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $101,090 | +0.2% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Sandusky, OH | metropolitan | $101,060 | +0.2% | 30 | 2025 |