LIVE PAY DATA / DISCIPLINE

Water Resources Engineer salary insights

Employer-disclosed pay ranges in current water resources engineer openings—not a compensation survey.

21DISCLOSED
RANGES
POSTING MIDPOINT MEDIAN$96,557Median down 3% since October 2026
DISCLOSED RANGES21Current openings
ACTIVE ROLES62In this discipline
25TH PERCENTILE$84,744A quarter of midpoints are below this
75TH PERCENTILE$116,500A quarter of midpoints are above this
POSTEDNov 7, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026Sample of 21 employer-published ranges

DISCIPLINE PAY SIGNAL

What current postings disclose.

Compensation varies with location, licensure, experience, employer, and drainage, stormwater, hydraulic, hydrologic, and water-infrastructure responsibilities. Hourly ranges are annualized at 2,080 hours only for comparison.

This is a live convenience sample. It is not the average pay of every water resources engineer.

BY EXPERIENCE LEVEL

Pay by seniority.

Median range midpoint by the experience level each posting targets. A level appears only when at least three postings disclose pay.

ExperiencePostingsMedian midpoint
Entry level6$55,120
Mid level10$97,801
Senior5$116,500

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

PE required or not.

Postings that require a Professional Engineer license against those that don't (EIT or no license). Each group needs at least three disclosed ranges.

LicensePostingsMedian midpoint
PE required9$116,500
No PE required12$95,520

BY WORK MODE

On-site, hybrid, remote.

Median range midpoint by where the work happens, as the employer describes it. A mode appears only with at least three disclosed ranges.

Work modePostingsMedian midpoint
On-site12$90,132
Hybrid8$97,801

BY US STATE

Local pay signals.

States with at least three postings that disclose pay. Location materially affects advertised compensation.

StatePostingsMedian midpoint
CO5$115,973IL3$62,400OK3$95,520

BY EMPLOYER

Who discloses what.

Employers with at least three postings that disclose pay, most postings first. One employer's ranges can weigh heavily in a small sample.

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