LIVE PAY DATA / DISCIPLINE
Water Resources Engineer salary insights
Employer-disclosed pay ranges in current water resources engineer openings—not a compensation survey.
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POSTING MIDPOINT MEDIAN$115,000Annualized for comparison
DISCLOSED RANGES9Current openings
ACTIVE ROLES45In this discipline
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.
RoleLocationMidpoint
Civil EngineerNM$86,320Civil Engineering Intern - Summer 2027IL$48,880Civil Engineering Intern - Summer 2027CA$48,880Civil Project Designer (Internship)ID$57,200Design Engineer III - Water ResourcesCO$116,500Project Civil EngineerNY$118,375Senior Civil Project Engineer- Water/WastewaterCT$116,000Senior Engineer (Rail Water Resources)CO$115,000Structural Engineer - Water/WastewaterWA$157,500COMPARE LIVE ROLES