5. Colorado
Annual median wage: $80,360
Rank by annual median wage: 18
Job growth: 32.5%
Rank by job growth: 1
Cost of living index: 102.1
Rank by cost of living index: 32
Average ranking: 17
Colorado will record the highest job growth for civil engineers in the US. The increase of 32.5% will account for 420 new jobs per year until 2024. Moreover, the state offers solid paycheck to these professionals which comes in handy since Colorado belongs to the category of expensive places in America.
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