Project Engineer
Dempsey Construction
Carlsbad, CA · $80k–$100k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Carlsbad, CA ranks
Where Carlsbad, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #9Best cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast61% · of 71
- #18Best cities for mid-career professionals61% · of 100
- #21Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the West Coast145 openings · of 60
- #24Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast31 jobs · of 47
- #24Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast13% · of 53
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $90,000 a year. Across 322 open project engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $85,000 to $115,000 and the median is $100,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 10% below the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among engineers, all other is little observed so far. Measured exposure for engineers, all other: 7% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...JOB TITLE: Project Engineer SALARY RANGE: $80,000 - $100,000/year based on experience LOCATION: Carlsbad, CA BENEFITS: Generous PTO, 401k, Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision
OUR COMPANY WE ARE GENUINE BUILDERS OF PEOPLE AND PLACES. We’re a San Diego based...