Sources: Utah Department of Government Operations, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Utah DHRM Public Job Descriptions: job salary ranges; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.
Utah state pay plan Sourced
Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective June 21, 2025. These are the ranges Utah sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.
| Class and grade | Published rate |
|---|---|
| Engineer Intern Class 43002 · class description Grade Job 43002 | $14.32 – $22.66 a hour $29,786 – $47,133 a year |
| Engineer I Class 43004 · class description Grade Job 43004 | $29.20 – $48.41 a hour $60,736 – $100,693 a year |
| Engineer II Class 43006 · class description Grade Job 43006 | $34.39 – $57.57 a hour $71,531 – $119,746 a year |
| Engineer III Class 43008 · class description Grade Job 43008 | $37.46 – $60.77 a hour $77,917 – $126,402 a year |
| Engineer IV Class 43010 · class description Grade Job 43010 | $45.53 – $72.25 a hour $94,702 – $150,280 a year |
Schedule: DHRM job description salary range (hourly). 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: Utah Department of Government Operations, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Utah DHRM Public Job Descriptions: job salary ranges. Data captured September 30, 2026.
Pay in Utah, all employers Sourced
Civil Engineers (SOC 17-2051) in Utah, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.
| Measure | UT |
|---|---|
| Workers | 5,670 |
| 10th percentile | $62,130 |
| Median | $96,830 |
| 90th percentile | $149,410 |
| 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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More about this job
Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Civil Engineer (DOT / city / county) page.