ENV / 6087E Verified Nov 4
Interdisciplinary (Engineer/Architect) opportunity with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New York, NY, focused on environmental work.
$125,431–$163,062/year
LICENSURE / STATE GUIDE
PE License Requirements in New York for Civil Engineers
What the New York board asks for, what New York employers are hiring for now, and what those jobs pay.
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JOBS IN NEW YORK
JOBS IN NEW YORK
New York licenses professional engineers through the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions. This site currently lists 10 open civil engineering jobs in New York: 6 require a PE license and 2 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.
New York PE licensing at a glance
- Experience
- 12 years of combined education and experience credit. An ABET/EAC engineering bachelor's counts for 8, so about 4 years of experience after the degree. Experience must be earned after the degree.
- Taking the PE before the experience is done
- No. You need all 12 years of credit before you can be admitted to the PE exam.
- Exams
- NCEES FE exam; NCEES PE exam
- References
- Each endorser you list fills in their own Form 4A and sends it to the Office of the Professions directly.
- Renewal
- Every three years.
- Continuing education
- 36 contact hours every three years, with 1 hour of professional ethics.
- Also note
- You must be at least 21 and of good moral character.
MEDIAN RANGE MIDPOINT$105,41810 of 10 New York postings disclose pay
PE-REQUIRED ROLES$112,286Median of 6 disclosed ranges
ALL OTHER ROLES$74,250Median of 4 disclosed ranges
Jobs in New York by license
- All civil engineering jobs in New York10
- PE civil engineering jobs in New York6
- EIT civil engineering jobs in New York2
The licensing guide series
Sources checked
GEO / 3E71F Verified Nov 4
Senior Project Manager - Geotechnical Engineering opportunity with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services in White Plains, NY, focused on geotechnical work.
$117,000–$171,000/year
WAT / 65ABC Verified Nov 4
Project Civil Engineer opportunity with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services in Melville, NY, focused on water resources work.
$96,750–$140,000/year
ENV / 17EB7 Verified Nov 4
INTERDISCIPLINARY (CIVIL ENGINEER) opportunity with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New York, NY, focused on environmental work.
$74,678–$137,128/year
GEO / F25BC Verified Nov 4
INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER/ARCHITECT opportunity with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Troy, NY, focused on geotechnical work.
$92,344–$120,050/year
GEO / 5F471 Verified Nov 4
Entry-Level Geotechnical Engineer opportunity with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services in New York, NY, focused on geotechnical work.
$68,250–$88,750/year
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The licensing summary paraphrases the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions'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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