GEO / 73E2A Verified Nov 4
Entry-Level Geotechnical Engineer (EIT) opportunity with Olsson in Denver, CO, focused on geotechnical work.
$79,000–$86,000/year
LICENSURE / STATE GUIDE
PE License Requirements in Colorado for Civil Engineers
What the Colorado board asks for, what Colorado employers are hiring for now, and what those jobs pay.
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JOBS IN COLORADO
JOBS IN COLORADO
Colorado licenses professional engineers through the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors. This site currently lists 18 open civil engineering jobs in Colorado: 5 require a PE license and 1 ask for an EIT.
The rules below come from the board's own pages, checked on October 30, 2026. Boards change their rules, so confirm anything you rely on with the board before you apply.
Colorado PE licensing at a glance
- Licensing board
- Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
- Experience
- Set out in the Board's engineer application. Check the application for the current requirement.
- Taking the PE before the experience is done
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Exams
- NCEES FE exam; NCEES PE exam
- References
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Renewal
- Not stated on the board's pages we checked. Confirm with the board.
- Continuing education
- None. Colorado does not require professional engineers to complete continuing education to keep or renew a license.
MEDIAN RANGE MIDPOINT$101,50017 of 18 Colorado postings disclose pay
PE-REQUIRED ROLES$119,000Median of 5 disclosed ranges
ALL OTHER ROLES$88,825Median of 12 disclosed ranges
Jobs in Colorado by license
- All civil engineering jobs in Colorado18
- PE civil engineering jobs in Colorado5
- EIT civil engineering jobs in Colorado1
The licensing guide series
Sources checked
OTH / 92BBA Verified Nov 4
Project Civil Engineer - Data Center opportunity with Olsson in Colorado Springs, CO, focused on other work.
$103,000–$135,000/year
WAT / 3B306 Verified Nov 4
Supervisory Civil Engineer opportunity with Bureau of Reclamation in Grand Junction, CO, focused on water resources work.
$104,502–$127,443/year
CON / 178DC Verified Nov 4
CIVIL ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT) opportunity with Bureau of Reclamation in Lakewood, CO, focused on construction management work.
$146,848–$182,316/year
WAT / 030E1 Verified Nov 4
Design Engineer III - Water Resources opportunity with Apex Companies in Denver, CO, focused on water resources work.
$90,000–$143,000/year
WAT / D5B3E Verified Nov 4
Civil Engineer opportunity with Bureau of Reclamation in Loveland, CO, focused on water resources work.
$106,335–$142,737/year
ABOUT THIS PAGE
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The licensing summary paraphrases the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors's published requirements. It is not legal advice and does not replace the board's rules. Where the board's pages did not state something, we say so rather than guess.
Job counts and pay come from the live civil engineering postings on this site. Pay is shown only when at least three postings disclose a range, using each range's midpoint, with hourly pay annualized at 2,080 hours. See the salary methodology.
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