Salaries / Civil Engineers / Dallas
Civil Engineers salaries in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 310 certified H-1B applications for civil engineers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 144 employers.
The middle half of offers were $84,500 to $112,000 a year, with a median of $91,500: 4% below 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 $67,517 at Level I and $84,718 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) | 33% | $67,517 |
| Level II (qualified) | 37% | $84,718 |
| Level III (experienced) | 17% | $101,899 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 13% | $119,101 |
Who sponsors civil engineers here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECS Southwest, LLP | 12 | $84,500 | 2 |
| HDR Engineering, Inc. | 11 | $103,000 | 24 |
| AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | 11 | $105,000 | 37 |
| AG&E Associates, PLLC | 9 | $97,000 | 4 |
| Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc. | 8 | $90,500 | 15 |
| STV Incorporated | 7 | $84,500 | 5 |
| Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. | 6 | $111,000 | 11 |
| GFT Infrastructure, Inc. | 6 | $71,000 | — |
| Terracon Consultants, Inc. | 5 | $72,000 | 20 |
| Congruex Group LLC | 5 | $85,000 | — |
| Stantec Consulting Services Inc. | 5 | $85,500 | 16 |
| VRX, Inc. | 5 | $106,000 | 3 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 4 | $146,500 | — |
| GEI Consultants, Inc. | 4 | $96,500 | 7 |
| Moss & Associates, LLC | 4 | $70,000 | 2 |
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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.