Civil Engineer salary in Cape Coral, FL

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Lehigh Acres, North Fort Myers.

Also listed as: Structural Engineer

Median salary$83,756
Middle 50%$73k–$87.5k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $91,377
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,698 and $121,438.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,363
25th$73,000
50th (median)$83,756
75th$87,500
90th$100,114

Cost of living

Cape Coral's median Civil Engineer salary of $83,756 is worth about $81,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cape Coral = 102.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineers in the Cape Coral, FL area earned a median of $84,990 in May 2025 (730 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,756, 1% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
ECS Floridatoo few2
JR Evans Engineering, P.A.too few2
Terracon Consultantstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.