SALARY · CIVIL ENGINEERS · MICHIGAN

Civil Engineers salary in Michigan

Averages can hide a lot. Medians hide less. That is why this page leads with the median for civil engineers in Michigan: $92,100 a year. The mean is listed too, so you can see when a small group of high earners pulls the average upward.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$92,100

$44 per hour at the median · That is $8,740 (8.7 percent) below the national median of $100,840 for this occupation.

$94,870Mean annual salary
$46Mean hourly wage
$7,760People employed in this job in Michigan

Salary range

25th: $75,470Median: $92,10075th: $109,870
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$75,470
Median (50th percentile)$92,100
75th percentile$109,870
Mean$94,870

The middle half of workers earned from $75,470 to $109,870 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$73,622 a year
$6,135 a month
Federal tax $11,432 · FICA $7,046

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for Michigan is not included, because the full 2026 state table for Michigan has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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