Entry-level Civil Engineer salary in Las Vegas, NV

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Henderson, North Las Vegas.

Also listed as: Structural Engineer

Median salary$73,600
Middle 50%$73.5k–$78.8k
vs. all levels here−15%comparison median $86,320
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,203 and $112,256.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,250
25th$73,523
50th (median)$73,600
75th$78,750
90th$85,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $63,960 (18 filings) FY2021: median $63,835 (16 filings) FY2022: median $64,740 (12 filings) FY2024: median $72,540 (12 filings) FY2025: median $73,507 (13 filings) FY2026: median $74,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 18
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$63,960$63,960$66,42218
FY2021$63,835$63,669$70,70016
FY2022$64,740$63,990$72,61812
FY2023–––8
FY2024$72,540$70,000$79,19612
FY2025$73,507$68,250$75,00013
FY2026$74,000$73,570$83,00013

Cost of living

Las Vegas's median entry-level Civil Engineer salary of $73,600 is worth about $73,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Las Vegas = 100.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineers in the Las Vegas, NV area earned a median of $106,110 in May 2025 (2,240 employed). The H-1B median here is $73,600, 31% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
HW Engineeringtoo few4
Westwood Professional Servicestoo few3
WSPtoo few2
Engineering Alliancetoo few2
Innova Technologiestoo few2
UES Professional Solutions 30too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $73,600 26
Mid-level · Level II $92,686 19
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$73,570$73,60026
Mid-level · Level II$83,970$92,68619

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.