Entry-level Civil Engineer salary in Oklahoma, OK

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Harrah.

Also listed as: Structural Engineer

Median salary$72,114
Middle 50%$72.1k–$76.1k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $75,000
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,475 and $99,783.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,475
25th$72,114
50th (median)$72,114
75th$76,125
90th$81,000

Cost of living

Oklahoma's median entry-level Civil Engineer salary of $72,114 is worth about $79,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Oklahoma = 90.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineers in the Oklahoma, OK area earned a median of $98,960 in May 2025 (880 employed). The H-1B median here is $72,114, 27% 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
Standard Testing & Engineeringtoo few4
KSA Engineerstoo few2
Olssontoo few2
Standard Engineering and Testingtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,114 19
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$67,475$72,11419

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.