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Civil Engineer (DOT / city / county) in Ohio

Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation lists 5 job classes for this work in the Ohio state pay plan: Transportation Engineer 1–5.

$65,458 – $145,475
state pay plan range, a year
5
classes in the state plan
$96,220
median pay in OH, all employers
10,560
workers in OH (SOC 17-2051)

Sources: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Ohio state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Transportation Engineer 1
Class 85641
Grade 32 · OCSEA Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)
$31.47 – $46.08 a hour
$65,458 – $95,846 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $31.47 a hour
  • Step 2: $32.84 a hour
  • Step 3: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 4: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 5: $38.01 a hour
  • Step 6: $39.86 a hour
  • Step 7: $41.81 a hour
  • Step 8: $43.90 a hour
  • Step 9: $46.08 a hour
Transportation Engineer 2
Class 85642
Grade 33 · OCSEA Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)
$34.53 – $50.66 a hour
$71,822 – $105,373 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 2: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 3: $38.01 a hour
  • Step 4: $39.86 a hour
  • Step 5: $41.81 a hour
  • Step 6: $43.90 a hour
  • Step 7: $46.00 a hour
  • Step 8: $48.28 a hour
  • Step 9: $50.66 a hour
Transportation Engineer 3
Class 85643
Grade 14 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)
$40.40 – $57.67 a hour
$84,032 – $119,954 a year
8 steps
  • Step 1: $40.40 a hour
  • Step 2: $42.70 a hour
  • Step 3: $44.99 a hour
  • Step 4: $47.43 a hour
  • Step 5: $50.12 a hour
  • Step 6: $52.90 a hour
  • Step 7: $55.09 a hour
  • Step 8: $57.67 a hour
Transportation Engineer 4
Class 85644
Grade 15 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)
$44.38 – $63.41 a hour
$92,310 – $131,893 a year
8 steps
  • Step 1: $44.38 a hour
  • Step 2: $46.88 a hour
  • Step 3: $49.52 a hour
  • Step 4: $52.24 a hour
  • Step 5: $55.15 a hour
  • Step 6: $58.16 a hour
  • Step 7: $60.55 a hour
  • Step 8: $63.41 a hour
Transportation Engineer 5
Class 85645
Grade 16 · E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026)
$48.93 – $69.94 a hour
$101,774 – $145,475 a year
8 steps
  • Step 1: $48.93 a hour
  • Step 2: $51.65 a hour
  • Step 3: $54.49 a hour
  • Step 4: $57.56 a hour
  • Step 5: $60.71 a hour
  • Step 6: $64.18 a hour
  • Step 7: $66.82 a hour
  • Step 8: $69.94 a hour

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Ohio, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureOH
Workers10,560
10th percentile$65,170
Median$96,220
90th percentile$144,620
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.

Free practice tests for Ohio

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Civil Engineer (DOT / city / county) page.

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