Civil Engineers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Employers filed 43 applications covering 43 positions for this role here, at a median of $114,400 a year. 31 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Civil Engineers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

Level	Who it is for	A year
Level I	Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision	$80,163
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$98,322
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$116,501
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$134,659

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Kleinfelder, Inc.	Level II	4	4	$98,322
AECOM Technical Services, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$85,178
Ardurra Group, Inc.	Level IV	2	2	$194,699
HTK Structural Engineers, LLP	Level II	2	2	$118,103
International Bridge Technologies, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$80,163
Rohr, Inc.	Level IV	2	2	$134,659
Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$109,309
AECOM Technical Services, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$99,988
CBG Building Company LLC	Level I	1	1	$80,163
CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP-CA, LP	Level IV	1	1	$143,000
E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$114,400
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$98,322
Hazard Construction Company	Level III	1	1	$120,000
HDR Engineering, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$113,027
HDR Engineering, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$116,501
HMT USA LLC	Level I	1	1	$80,163
Industrialized Construction Solutions, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$105,000
KANOPY GROUP INTERNATIONAL, LLC	Level IV	1	1	$228,800
KPFF Inc.	Level III	1	1	$116,501
LPA, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$119,000
LPA, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$145,000
Miyamoto International, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$80,163
Orion Structural Engineering Inc	Level I	1	1	$80,163
Orion Structural Engineering Inc	Level II	1	1	$98,322
Parsons Transportation Group Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$144,200
STACY AND WITBECK	Level I	1	1	$93,024
Swinerton Management & Consulting, LLC	Level III	1	1	$116,709
Ulteig Engineers, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$98,322
WSP USA Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$156,874
TORY R. WALKER ENGINEERING, INC.	Level II	1	1	$106,080
Arcadis U.S., Inc.	not stated	1	1	$130,604
Burns & McDonnell Western Enterprises, Inc.	not stated	1	1	$127,514
California Department of Transportation	not stated	1	1	$106,752
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO	not stated	1	1	$120,000

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One email when the prevailing wage for Civil Engineers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA changes — the library turns over every July, and what an employer must offer changes with it.

Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.