How much do civil engineers earn?

The size of the wage depends on the fact, if the engineer is self-employed or employed.

For employees in public organisations resp. administration mostly age and family status play a determinant role. The engineer with a diploma, who graduated from university, is engaged in higher employment, which differs from the engineer, who graduated from Fachhochschule. The annual wages of beginners are in the range of 35.000 up to 45.000 Euro. Employees in very high positions earn nearly 75.000 up to 100.000 Euro.

Industry has similar wages. but one can move quicker to other positions. Those who have higher positions in large firms, earn much more than officials in similar positions. On the other hand officials usually have a better basic social guarantee. Those who are willing to work abroad can earn very well even in middle hierarchy levels.

Self-employed civil engineers earn - as a rule - good or very good, however have to work on own risk with self defined working hours. The wages of consultants, experts, planners, constructors, test engineers and similar groups are surely in the upper band of wages of academics. Though, there is no exact information about it.

Short: Civil engineers can compare their wages very well with those of other academic professions. But hardly one can find an academic group with such a wide field of chances for professional realization.