Civil Engineer

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Salt Lake City, UT · Posted October 30, 2026

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Where Salt Lake City, UT ranks

Where Salt Lake City, UT placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#1Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Mountain West19% · of 14
#2Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mountain West64 / 100 · of 10
#2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Mountain West142 jobs · of 15
#3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mountain West279 openings · of 22
#3Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Mountain West66 / 100 · of 10
#4Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Mountain West16% · of 18

Rankings about engineering jobs

Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,318 openings)
Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)

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Pay compared with the market

This listing does not state pay. Across 128 open civil engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $92,500 to $122,500 and the median is $104,500.

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How AI is used in this kind of work

AI use among civil engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for civil engineers: 1% (little observed).

Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

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About the job

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