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Civil Engineers: green card (PERM) sponsors
2,416 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 17-2051). Median offered salary $88,110; median time to certification 487 days.
PERM applications2,416
Median offered salary$88,110
Middle half of salaries$76,763–$106,350
10th–90th percentile$66,556–$121,726
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Job titles
- Project Engineer298
- Civil Engineer218
- Structural Engineer112
- Project Manager88
- Senior Project Engineer38
- Assistant Project Manager35
- Design Engineer32
- Transportation Engineer29
- Staff Engineer28
- Geotechnical Engineer21
- Engineer20
- Senior Engineer18
- Graduate Engineer16
- Civil Engineer II15
- Structural Design Engineer15
- Bridge Engineer14
- Consultant, Civil Engineer13
- Senior Staff Engineer13
- Engineer II12
- Construction Engineer11
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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).