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What water resources engineers make
Median
$100,840
Graduate engineer
$68,240
Senior or principal
$163,220
The national median is $100,840 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $68,240. The wage survey does not break out water resources as its own occupation, so these are the figures for civil engineers, the group it sits inside. Consulting firms pay more than city agencies, agencies give better pensions.