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Civil Engineers salaries in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 195 certified H-1B applications for civil engineers in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 98 employers.
The middle half of offers were $83,500 to $113,500 a year, with a median of $95,000: 0% above the national median for this job ($95,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (37% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $69,493 at Level I and $85,051 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 26% | $69,493 |
| Level II (qualified) | 37% | $85,051 |
| Level III (experienced) | 21% | $100,589 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 15% | $116,147 |
Who sponsors civil engineers here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSP USA Inc. | 12 | $108,500 | 99 |
| Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | 11 | $94,000 | 49 |
| Arcadis U.S., Inc. | 8 | $104,000 | 21 |
| CMES, Inc. | 7 | $110,000 | 4 |
| Ohmshiv Construction, LLC | 7 | $100,000 | — |
| Backbone Infrastructure, LLC | 5 | $83,500 | 2 |
| Gresham Smith | 4 | $106,500 | 2 |
| Acciona Construction USA Corporation | 4 | $86,500 | — |
| Materials Managers and Engineers, Inc. | 4 | $85,000 | 1 |
| Willmer Engineering Inc. | 4 | $88,500 | — |
| Eastern Contractors Corporation | 4 | $126,000 | — |
| Ferrovial Construction US Corp. | 4 | $78,000 | — |
| HNTB Corporation | 3 | $106,500 | 11 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 3 | $164,000 | — |
| Uzun and Case LLC | 3 | $95,000 | — |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Project Engineer, Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer, Project Manager, Field Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Staff Engineer, Transportation Engineer (Civil).
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.