Civil Engineer Salary in Minnesota (2026)
The average Civil Engineer in Minnesota earns around $100,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $73,903/year ($6,159/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $73,903 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $6,159 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,842 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $36/hr |
Federal Tax | $13,170 |
State Tax | $5,277 |
FICA Taxes | $7,650 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 26.1% |
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Civil Engineer Salary Ranges in Minnesota
Not all Civil Engineers earn the same — not even close
Minnesota's civil engineer market is anchored by MnDOT (Minnesota Department of Transportation, ~$2B+ annual program), the post-2007 I-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapse legacy + ongoing bridge inspection + infrastructure investment, Mayo Clinic Destination Medical Center initiative (~$5.6B+ Rochester investment program 2013-2033, the largest US single-city public-private development partnership), Metropolitan Council Twin Cities (regional transit + wastewater authority), Kraus-Anderson + Mortenson + Ryan Companies + McGough (the largest MN-based commercial contractors), plus 3M + Medtronic + Polaris facility expansion construction.
Senior PE / Project Manager
$135,000–$195,000
MN civil engineering firms · MnDOT consulting · Mayo construction · senior PE-licensed
Senior Transportation Engineer
$125,000–$185,000
MnDOT consulting · Met Council transit · bridge inspection + traffic engineering specialty
Senior Bridge / Structural Engineer
$135,000–$205,000
Post-I-35W bridge inspection + new bridge design · NCHRP + AASHTO LRFD specialty premium
Senior Water Resources Engineer
$125,000–$185,000
Met Council wastewater + stormwater · MPCA permit + lake-management + MS4 specialty
Senior Construction Manager
$135,000–$215,000
Mortenson + Kraus-Anderson + Ryan Companies + McGough + PCL · Mayo + Twin Cities construction
Senior Site Civil / Land Development
$118,000–$175,000
Suburban land development + commercial site civil · Twin Cities metro growth + Mayo expansion
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
$125,000–$185,000
Twin Cities glacial geology + groundwater + foundation design specialty · MN PE-licensed
Senior Public Works Engineer (City / County)
$118,000–$165,000
Hennepin + Ramsey County · Mpls + St. Paul public works · MnDOT engineer band
Mid-Career Civil Engineer (3-6 yrs)
$82,000–$118,000
Functional EIT/PE · transitioning to senior PE-licensed band
Junior Civil Engineer (0-3 yrs)
$68,000–$92,000
U of MN Civil + UMD + Iowa State + UND pipeline · EIT track to MN PE licensure
Worth knowing: The Mayo Clinic Destination Medical Center (DMC) initiative is the largest US single-city public-private development partnership and a structural feature most national civil engineering surveys understate for MN. DMC (founded 2013 via MN Statutes Chapter 469A, ~$5.6B planned over 20 years 2013-2033 from public + private + Mayo Clinic investment combined) supports continuous Rochester campus expansion, transit infrastructure (Rochester transit reconfiguration + planned Twin Cities-to-Rochester rail), and public realm + housing + commercial development supporting senior construction managers + transportation engineers at $135-215K TC. The August 2007 I-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapse (~13 fatalities, the deadliest US bridge collapse since 1989 Cypress Structure) drove substantial post-2007 MN bridge inspection + replacement program — MnDOT now operates one of the country's most comprehensive bridge inspection programs, supporting senior bridge engineers at $135-205K TC. Mortenson Construction Minneapolis (~$5B+ revenue, employee-owned ESOP, founded 1954, one of the largest US construction companies) + Kraus-Anderson + Ryan Companies + McGough anchor MN commercial construction. MN's 9.85% top bracket catches senior PE + construction manager comp at $200K+ TC.
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