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Civil Engineer Salary in Oklahoma (2026)

The average Civil Engineer in Oklahoma earns around $100,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $74,966/year ($6,247/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$74,966
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$6,247
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$2,883
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$36/hr
Federal Tax
$13,170
State Tax
$4,214
FICA Taxes
$7,650
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

25.03%
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Civil Engineer Salary Ranges in Oklahoma

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$75,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$100,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$145,000

/year

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Not all Civil Engineers earn the same — not even close

Oklahoma's civil engineer market is anchored by Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT, ~$2B+ annual program), substantial I-35 + I-40 + I-44 + I-244 interstate corridor work, ONEOK + Williams Companies + Magellan Midstream legacy pipeline construction, Devon Energy + Chesapeake oilfield infrastructure, Tinker AFB Oklahoma City facility construction + Boeing OKC + NORDAM Tulsa aerospace facilities, OU Health Sciences Center + Integris + Saint Francis hospital construction, plus Manhattan Construction Tulsa + Crossland Construction Columbus KS-Tulsa + Flintco Tulsa commercial mechanical builds.

Senior PE / Project Manager

$115,000–$170,000

OK civil engineering firms · ODOT consulting · pipeline + Tinker + healthcare · senior PE-licensed

Senior Transportation Engineer

$108,000–$160,000

ODOT consulting · I-35 + I-40 + I-44 + I-244 corridor · bridge + traffic engineering specialty

Senior Bridge / Structural Engineer

$112,000–$170,000

OK bridge inspection + replacement · NCHRP + AASHTO LRFD + tornado wind load specialty

Senior Water Resources Engineer

$108,000–$160,000

OK DEQ + Arkansas River + Red River + tornado-prone drainage · NPDES + MS4 specialty

Senior Pipeline / Midstream Engineer

$115,000–$180,000

ONEOK · Williams · Magellan Midstream legacy · pipeline construction + integrity engineering

Senior Construction Manager

$115,000–$185,000

Manhattan Construction Tulsa + Crossland + Flintco · Tinker + healthcare + commercial construction

Senior Site Civil / Land Development

$105,000–$160,000

Suburban land development + commercial site civil · OKC + Tulsa + Norman + Edmond growth

Senior Geotechnical Engineer

$112,000–$170,000

OK central plains geology + induced seismicity + foundation design · OK PE-licensed

Mid-Career Civil Engineer (3-6 yrs)

$78,000–$112,000

Functional EIT/PE · transitioning to senior PE-licensed band

Junior Civil Engineer (0-3 yrs)

$62,000–$85,000

OU College of Engineering + OSU CEAT + TU College of Engineering pipeline · EIT track to OK PE

Worth knowing: Oklahoma's substantial induced seismicity engineering practice (related to oil + gas wastewater injection wells) is a distinctive feature most national civil engineering surveys understate for OK. OK's 2010s induced seismicity event (substantial increase in OK earthquakes ~2010-2017 correlated with oil + gas wastewater disposal well injection, peaking with the 2011 M5.6 Prague + 2016 M5.8 Pawnee earthquakes — the largest US OK earthquakes since 1952) drove substantial post-2015 OK earthquake risk engineering work including building code modifications + bridge seismic retrofit programs + critical infrastructure resilience assessments + OK Corporation Commission regulatory engineering. The substantial OK pipeline + midstream construction environment (ONEOK + Williams + Magellan Midstream legacy + Energy Transfer + Phillips 66 Partners + multiple operators) creates substantial pipeline engineering + construction PM work — ~50K+ miles of OK-traversing pipeline infrastructure across crude oil + natural gas + NGL + refined products. Manhattan Construction Tulsa (~$2B+ revenue construction firm with substantial OK + national presence including substantial Tinker AFB + healthcare + commercial building) anchors OK commercial construction. Crossland Construction Columbus KS-Tulsa + Flintco Tulsa add substantial regional construction PM. OK's substantial tornado risk (Tornado Alley supports substantial wind engineering + structural engineering practice). OK's flat 4.75% + no estate tax + RTW since 2001 + lower cost of living supports senior PE retention.

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