Civil Engineer (DOT / city / county) in Alabama

$25,692 – $185,078

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$99,010

median pay in AL, all employers

5,370

workers in AL (SOC 17-2051)

Sources: Alabama State Personnel Department, Alabama Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan (effective 09/01/2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Alabama state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective September 1, 2026. These are the ranges Alabama sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Prof Civil Engineer Trainee Class 20429 Grade 5057	$1,070.50 – $1,983.60 a half-month $25,692 – $47,606 a year 26 steps Step 04: $1,070.50 a half-month Step 05: $1,097.50 a half-month Step 06: $1,125.60 a half-month Step 07: $1,154.10 a half-month Step 08: $1,182.40 a half-month Step 09: $1,211.90 a half-month Step 10: $1,241.90 a half-month Step 11: $1,272.60 a half-month Step 12: $1,304.30 a half-month Step 13: $1,336.40 a half-month Step 14: $1,370.30 a half-month Step 15: $1,405.30 a half-month Step 16: $1,440.10 a half-month Step 17: $1,476.00 a half-month Step 18: $1,514.10 a half-month Step 19: $1,551.60 a half-month Step 20: $1,591.20 a half-month Step 21: $1,630.50 a half-month Step 22: $1,670.80 a half-month Step 23: $1,711.70 a half-month Step 24: $1,753.90 a half-month Step 25: $1,798.20 a half-month Step 26: $1,842.40 a half-month Step 27: $1,889.70 a half-month Step 28: $1,936.20 a half-month Step 29: $1,983.60 a half-month
Civil Engineer, Licensed Class 20439 Grade 80	$2,595.20 – $4,363.30 a half-month $62,285 – $104,719 a year 22 steps Step 01: $2,595.20 a half-month Step 02: $2,660.70 a half-month Step 03: $2,726.50 a half-month Step 04: $2,793.40 a half-month Step 05: $2,862.30 a half-month Step 06: $2,933.00 a half-month Step 07: $3,005.50 a half-month Step 08: $3,081.40 a half-month Step 09: $3,157.60 a half-month Step 10: $3,237.10 a half-month Step 11: $3,320.10 a half-month Step 12: $3,405.20 a half-month Step 13: $3,493.30 a half-month Step 14: $3,581.90 a half-month Step 15: $3,670.30 a half-month Step 16: $3,762.30 a half-month Step 17: $3,859.50 a half-month Step 18: $3,956.60 a half-month Step 19: $4,053.70 a half-month Step 20: $4,152.90 a half-month Step 21: $4,257.20 a half-month Step 22: $4,363.30 a half-month
Prof Civil Engineer I Class 20433 Grade 82	$2,933.00 – $4,937.60 a half-month $70,392 – $118,502 a year 22 steps Step 01: $2,933.00 a half-month Step 02: $3,005.50 a half-month Step 03: $3,081.40 a half-month Step 04: $3,157.60 a half-month Step 05: $3,237.10 a half-month Step 06: $3,320.10 a half-month Step 07: $3,405.20 a half-month Step 08: $3,493.30 a half-month Step 09: $3,581.90 a half-month Step 10: $3,670.30 a half-month Step 11: $3,762.30 a half-month Step 12: $3,859.50 a half-month Step 13: $3,956.60 a half-month Step 14: $4,053.70 a half-month Step 15: $4,152.90 a half-month Step 16: $4,257.20 a half-month Step 17: $4,363.30 a half-month Step 18: $4,470.80 a half-month Step 19: $4,582.60 a half-month Step 20: $4,699.20 a half-month Step 21: $4,817.80 a half-month Step 22: $4,937.60 a half-month
Prof Civil Engineer II Class 20434 Grade 84	$3,405.20 – $5,730.10 a half-month $81,725 – $137,522 a year 22 steps Step 01: $3,405.20 a half-month Step 02: $3,493.30 a half-month Step 03: $3,581.90 a half-month Step 04: $3,670.30 a half-month Step 05: $3,762.30 a half-month Step 06: $3,859.50 a half-month Step 07: $3,956.60 a half-month Step 08: $4,053.70 a half-month Step 09: $4,152.90 a half-month Step 10: $4,257.20 a half-month Step 11: $4,363.30 a half-month Step 12: $4,470.80 a half-month Step 13: $4,582.60 a half-month Step 14: $4,699.20 a half-month Step 15: $4,817.80 a half-month Step 16: $4,937.60 a half-month Step 17: $5,065.10 a half-month Step 18: $5,194.40 a half-month Step 19: $5,325.40 a half-month Step 20: $5,457.90 a half-month Step 21: $5,592.20 a half-month Step 22: $5,730.10 a half-month
Prof Civil Engineer II SR Class 20432 Grade 86	$3,956.60 – $6,651.20 a half-month $94,958 – $159,629 a year 22 steps Step 01: $3,956.60 a half-month Step 02: $4,053.70 a half-month Step 03: $4,152.90 a half-month Step 04: $4,257.20 a half-month Step 05: $4,363.30 a half-month Step 06: $4,470.80 a half-month Step 07: $4,582.60 a half-month Step 08: $4,699.20 a half-month Step 09: $4,817.80 a half-month Step 10: $4,937.60 a half-month Step 11: $5,065.10 a half-month Step 12: $5,194.40 a half-month Step 13: $5,325.40 a half-month Step 14: $5,457.90 a half-month Step 15: $5,592.20 a half-month Step 16: $5,730.10 a half-month Step 17: $5,874.70 a half-month Step 18: $6,023.40 a half-month Step 19: $6,175.40 a half-month Step 20: $6,329.50 a half-month Step 21: $6,486.70 a half-month Step 22: $6,651.20 a half-month
Prof Civil Engineer III Class 20435 Grade 88	$4,582.60 – $7,711.60 a half-month $109,982 – $185,078 a year 22 steps Step 01: $4,582.60 a half-month Step 02: $4,699.20 a half-month Step 03: $4,817.80 a half-month Step 04: $4,937.60 a half-month Step 05: $5,065.10 a half-month Step 06: $5,194.40 a half-month Step 07: $5,325.40 a half-month Step 08: $5,457.90 a half-month Step 09: $5,592.20 a half-month Step 10: $5,730.10 a half-month Step 11: $5,874.70 a half-month Step 12: $6,023.40 a half-month Step 13: $6,175.40 a half-month Step 14: $6,329.50 a half-month Step 15: $6,486.70 a half-month Step 16: $6,651.20 a half-month Step 17: $6,815.40 a half-month Step 18: $6,986.90 a half-month Step 19: $7,159.90 a half-month Step 20: $7,340.70 a half-month Step 21: $7,520.90 a half-month Step 22: $7,711.60 a half-month

Schedule: Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan, semi-monthly step rates. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Alabama State Personnel Department, Alabama Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan (effective 09/01/2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Alabama, all employers Sourced

Civil Engineers (SOC 17-2051) in Alabama, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	AL
Workers	5,370
10th percentile	$63,930
Median	$99,010
90th percentile	$168,370
National median, government employers	$108,820

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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