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Structural Engineer Career Market Report 2026

649 active jobs. 144 companies. Median salary $88K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

649
Active Job Openings
144
Companies Hiring
$88K
Median Salary (US)
66%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Structural Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 66% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $88K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $75K to $134K.

Remote roles pay 15% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

Structural Analysis is the most-demanded skill at 95%

Revit demand rose +11.8pp — fastest-growing skill

Parsons leads hiring with 53 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$29K, +39%)

Salary increase: +$29K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior56$88K$105K$146K
Mid-Level23$73K$76K$95K
Junior15$64K$64K$101K
Staff8$104K$104K$160K
Entry-Level5$70K$75K$90K
Manager4$115K$115K$141K
Lead3$99K$110K$147K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$29K (39%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States105$88KUSD
Remote5$75KUSD
Canada3$85KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.8%
Remote7.7%
Hybrid3.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Structural Analysis
95%
AutoCAD
29%
Revit
26%
Project Management
25%
Finite Element Analysis
10%
Geotechnical
10%
AWS
8%
AI/LLM
5%
Surveying
5%
Adobe Creative Suite
5%

Skills on the Rise

Revit ↑+11.8ppAutoCAD ↑+11.4ppProject Management ↑+10.7ppAWS ↑+7.7ppAdobe Creative Suite ↑+4.6pp

Declining in Demand

Sustainability ↓-25.2ppAgile ↓-18.2ppJournalism ↓-12.0ppProcurement ↓-10.9ppExcel ↓-9.1pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Parsons538.2%
trilongroup375.7%
Uptalent Dot I O304.6%
Kpffconsultingengineers264.0%
Hardestyand Hanover253.9%
Coffmanengineers203.1%
Prosidianconsulting172.6%
Labella Associates142.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States326
United Arab Emirates22
Remote13
Canada10
United Kingdom8
India7
Mexico6
Nigeria5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree38.5%166
Master's Degree27.6%119
Bachelor's Degree25.5%110
PhD / Doctorate0.7%3

Certifications

CDL (1%)

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