Entry-level Civil Engineer salary in Orlando, FL

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Maitland, Ocoee, Altamonte Springs, Kissimmee, Winter Park.

Also listed as: Structural Engineer

Median salary$75,750
Middle 50%$71.5k–$85.6k
vs. all levels here−17%comparison median $90,760
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,147 and $93,690.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,786
25th$71,500
50th (median)$75,750
75th$85,638
90th$91,380

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $60,008 (39 filings) FY2021: median $64,500 (23 filings) FY2022: median $65,000 (14 filings) FY2023: median $65,000 (15 filings) FY2024: median $69,597 (16 filings) FY2025: median $74,900 (16 filings) FY2026: median $76,750 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 39 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 39
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$60,008$56,347$65,26039
FY2021$64,500$59,031$67,72523
FY2022$65,000$60,366$66,99314
FY2023$65,000$61,048$71,00015
FY2024$69,597$65,000$72,62516
FY2025$74,900$68,786$81,35316
FY2026$76,750$72,075$88,31316

Cost of living

Orlando's median entry-level Civil Engineer salary of $75,750 is worth about $74,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Orlando = 101.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineers in the Orlando, FL area earned a median of $100,740 in May 2025 (3,720 employed). The H-1B median here is $75,750, 25% 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
Ardurra Grouptoo few4
AB Consulting Engineerstoo few2
AtkinsRealistoo few2
Kittelson & Associatestoo 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 $75,750 32
Mid-level · Level II $88,434 45
Senior · Level III $114,504 21
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$68,786$75,75032
Mid-level · Level II$87,360$88,43445
Senior · Level III$105,914$114,50421

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.