Civil Engineer salary in Corpus Christi, TX

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ingleside, Portland, Gregory.

Also listed as: Structural Engineer

Median salary$89,988
Middle 50%$80.2k–$96.2k
vs. national median−2%comparison median $91,377
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,839 and $139,094.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,746
25th$80,233
50th (median)$89,988
75th$96,243
90th$103,428

Cost of living

Corpus Christi's median Civil Engineer salary of $89,988 is worth about $97,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Corpus Christi = 92.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineers in the Corpus Christi, TX area earned a median of $95,160 in May 2025 (820 employed). The H-1B median here is $89,988, 5% 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
Ardurra Grouptoo few5
Kiewit Offshore Servicestoo few4
Bechtel Energytoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.