Civil engineer
Designs and supervises infrastructure — buildings, harbours, roads, shore protection and reclamation projects.
Indicative salary
Monthly pay before allowances.
Entry
MVR 12,000 – MVR 18,000 / mo
≈ $778–$1,167
Mid
MVR 20,000 – MVR 35,000 / mo
≈ $1,297–$2,270
Senior
MVR 40,000 – MVR 80,000 / mo
≈ $2,594–$5,188
USD equivalents at 1 USD ≈ 15.42 MVR.
Career pathway
- 1
Graduate engineer
- 2
Site engineer
- 3
Project engineer
- 4
Project manager
- 5
Director
Education to get there
Partner-university programs that lead into this role:
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours)
University of Wollongong · Australia · Bachelor · 4 yrs
EA-accredited civil engineering with strong infrastructure focus.
Qualifications
- ▸BEng Civil Engineering
- ▸Site experience; ME-Maldives engineer registration
Typical employers
- ▸MTCC
- ▸RDC
- ▸Heavy Engineering
- ▸Local contractors
- ▸Ministry of Construction
A note on salary data
Salary ranges are indicative monthly estimates compiled from publicly available sources — Maldives Pay Commission gazette (civil service), and current listings on job.mv, mihaaru.com/jobs and hotelcareers.mv. Actual pay varies by employer, qualifications and experience. Tourism roles typically include service charge on top of the base salary shown.
Last reviewed: 2026-05. Sources: Maldives Pay Commission (gazette) · job.mv · mihaaru jobs · hotelcareers.mv