Civil Engineers salary in Cape Coral, FL

Median pay for civil engineers in Cape Coral, FL: $97,210/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $58,090 – $163,160 · about 480 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$8,580 (+10%).

What it's really worth in Cape Coral

With Cape Coral's cost of living at 103 (US=100), that $97,210 has the buying power of about $94,287 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,368 · median home $339,372 · median rent $1,881/mo.

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How Cape Coral ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cape Coral, FL is 48th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Cape Coral's cost of living is applied, it ranks 68th.

The headline number flatters Cape Coral. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, civil engineers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Cape Coral

A median home in Cape Coral, FL costs $339,372 — about 3.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,881/mo works out at 23% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Cape Coral.

Metro	Median pay	vs Cape Coral	Rent vs Cape Coral
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+29%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+26%	1.7×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+23%	1.9×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+13%	0.7×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Cape Coral	Rent vs Cape Coral
Gainesville, FL	$102,040	+5%	0.9×
Jacksonville, FL	$98,450	+1%	0.9×
Tampa, FL	$97,980	+1%	1.1×
North Port, FL	$97,800	+1%	1.1×

Staying in FL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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