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Civil Engineers salaries in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 164 certified H-1B applications for civil engineers in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 92 employers.
The middle half of offers were $78,000 to $101,500 a year, with a median of $86,500: 9% below the national median for this job ($95,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (45% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $55,973 at Level I and $77,605 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) | 29% | $55,973 |
| Level II (qualified) | 45% | $77,605 |
| Level III (experienced) | 14% | $99,237 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 11% | $120,869 |
Who sponsors civil engineers here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. | 9 | $93,000 | 23 |
| DeSimone Consulting Engineering D.P.C | 7 | $110,000 | 7 |
| Moss & Associates, LLC | 7 | $80,000 | 2 |
| East Coast Metal Structures Corp | 6 | $65,000 | — |
| HDR Engineering, Inc. | 6 | $86,000 | 24 |
| WSP USA Inc. | 6 | $84,500 | 99 |
| Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC | 5 | $77,500 | 5 |
| Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. | 4 | $90,000 | 3 |
| Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | 4 | $101,500 | 49 |
| Pioneer Engineers, Inc. | 3 | $80,000 | — |
| Coastal Construction of Miami-Dade County, Inc. | 3 | $100,000 | — |
| Bliss & Nyitray, Inc | 3 | $83,000 | 1 |
| McNamara-Salvia, Inc. | 3 | $90,000 | — |
| C Solutions Inc. | 3 | $77,500 | — |
| Asset Builders LLC | 2 | $60,000 | — |
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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.