Salaries / Civil Engineers / Tampa
Civil Engineers salaries in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 101 certified H-1B applications for civil engineers in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 62 employers.
The middle half of offers were $78,000 to $109,000 a year, with a median of $90,500: 5% below the national median for this job ($95,000).
The most common wage level was Level I (47% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $69,555 at Level I and $88,234 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) | 47% | $69,555 |
| Level II (qualified) | 27% | $88,234 |
| Level III (experienced) | 16% | $106,912 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 10% | $125,590 |
Who sponsors civil engineers here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAUER Foundation Corp. | 8 | $90,500 | 2 |
| Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC | 6 | $74,500 | 5 |
| WSP USA Inc. | 5 | $110,000 | 99 |
| HNTB Corporation | 4 | $110,500 | 11 |
| ET-Menard, Inc. | 4 | $83,500 | — |
| Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | 3 | $89,000 | 49 |
| Pennoni Associates, Inc. | 3 | $75,000 | 1 |
| AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | 3 | $102,000 | 37 |
| Keller North America, Inc. | 3 | $95,000 | — |
| Patel, Greene And Associates, Llc | 3 | $90,500 | 2 |
| DRMP, Inc. | 2 | $91,000 | — |
| F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC | 2 | $80,000 | 1 |
| Stantec Consulting Services Inc. | 2 | $94,000 | 16 |
| Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. | 2 | $88,500 | 3 |
| PegasusTSI, Inc. | 2 | $118,500 | — |
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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.