Civil Engineers salary in Reno, NV

Median pay for civil engineers in Reno, NV: $81,200/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $48,740 – $140,180 · about 620 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($88,630) by −$7,430 (-8%).

What it's really worth in Reno

With Reno's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $81,200 has the buying power of about $82,836 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $81,576 · median home $570,546 · median rent $1,978/mo.

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How Reno ranks for this job

On raw pay, Reno, NV is 144th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Reno's cost of living is applied, it ranks 167th.

The headline number flatters Reno. 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 Reno

A median home in Reno, NV costs $570,546 — about 7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,978/mo works out at 29% 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 Reno.

Metro	Median pay	vs Reno	Rent vs Reno
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+55%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+51%	1.6×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+47%	1.8×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+36%	0.7×

Same job elsewhere in NV

Metro	Median pay	vs Reno	Rent vs Reno
Las Vegas, NV	$92,310	+14%	0.9×

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

Who hires civil engineers around Reno

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Trane Company Inc. · Manufacturing

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