Hey guys, I've got about a year of experience as a civil designer and recently passed the FE. I didn't go to college, started right out of high school. I'm making 60k and I feel like its low. Any advice?

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I work at a civil engineering firm specializing in land development for private industry clients. Our civil design engineer positions are advertised at $35-$47/hr or $72,800-$97,700/year. We are in a more expensive market area (Seattle), so take that into account. I'd say if you passed the FE and have a few years of work experience, that should be more than enough to merit a better pay scale.

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Where are you located?
I made $65k my first year as a civil designer (with EIT and B.S) in LA

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