Structural Engineer salary
What a structural engineer actually earns, from 695 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see structural engineer pay in the 4 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A structural engineer earns a blended US median near 106,599 dollars, with the typical middle running from 91,447 dollars to 140,343 dollars. The official OEWS median is 99,590 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 14 percent since 2019. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 79,264 dollars to 111,830 dollars. Demand is rated high, and 1% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is civil engineer, at 47 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open structural engineer roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Remote Structural Engineer (AutoCAD Drafting & Structural Design & Calculations)Scale-X Solutions · United StatesRemoteJul 22
- Senior Structural EngineerBechtel · Baldwinsville, NYJul 15
- Structural Engineer IICannondesign · Buffalo, NY$72k–$89kJul 13
- Senior Structural Engineer - HealthcareDlrgroup · Los Angeles, California, United States; Riverside, Californi$100kJul 9
- Senior Structural Engineer – Building DesignOlsson · Arizona - Remote; Arkansas - Remote; Dallas, TX; FayettevillRemoteJul 9
- Lead Structural Engineer - Building DesignOlsson · Des Moines, IA; Lincoln, NE; Omaha, NEJun 26
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United States$91,447 – $140,343 · median $106,599
- United Kingdom$53,430 – $73,939 · median $60,496
- Australia$69,745 – $101,130 · median $87,155
- Canada$66,690 – $91,832 · median $82,560
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Californiamedian $118,450
- Washingtonmedian $105,090
- New Yorkmedian $102,440
- Kentuckymedian $100,200
- Oklahomamedian $99,540
- Floridamedian $97,810
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Related salaries
- Civil Engineer salary$92,518 median
- Architect salary$85,593 median
- Mechanical Engineer salary$112,411 median
Quick answers
How much does a structural engineer make?
The blended US median is about 106,599 dollars, with a typical range from 91,447 dollars to 140,343 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 99,590 dollars.
Is structural engineer a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 1% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a structural engineer move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is civil engineer, at 47 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 17-2051. Live corpus 695 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.