Entry-level Civil Engineer salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Saint Louis, Edwardsville, Chesterfield, Collinsville, Granite City.

Also listed as: Structural Engineer

Median salary$72,800

Middle 50%$71.1k–$77.5k

vs. all levels here−12%comparison median $82,500

Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,766 and $104,369.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$67,800
25th	$71,053
50th (median)	$72,800
75th	$77,500
90th	$83,200

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	7
FY2021	$63,160	$62,700	$68,350	13
FY2022	$62,213	$62,213	$67,642	10
FY2023	$70,720	$66,841	$74,356	11
FY2024	$67,000	$64,250	$73,705	15
FY2025	$72,300	$68,500	$76,500	22
FY2026	$73,182	$71,500	$78,057	17

Cost of living

St. Louis's median entry-level Civil Engineer salary of $72,800 is worth about $76,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; St. Louis = 95.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineers in the St. Louis, MO area earned a median of $96,830 in May 2025 (3,150 employed). The H-1B median here is $72,800, 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

Employer	Median	Filings
DOTec Professional	too few	4
Juneau Associates Inc. P.C.	too few	4
Clayco	too few	2
HDR Engineering	too few	2
Modjeski and Masters	too few	2
Spire	too few	2
Terracon Consultants	too few	2
Volkert	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$72,800	39
Mid-level · Level II	$86,000	17
Senior · Level III	$108,050	11
Expert · Level IV	too few	2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$67,766	$72,800	39
Mid-level · Level II	$85,904	$86,000	17
Senior · Level III	$100,776	$108,050	11

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.