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What geotechnical engineers make
Median for the group
$100,840
Bottom tenth
$68,240
Top tenth
$163,220
The federal wage survey has no separate line for this job. It counts geotechnical engineers inside Civil Engineers, where the 2025 national median is $100,840 a year, the bottom tenth earn $68,240 or less and the top tenth $163,220 or more. There is no separate figure for geotechnical work.