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Career context

How a PE License Can Increase Your Earning Potential

Based on the ASCE 2025 Civil Engineering Salary Report

Without PE / Professional Certification ~$108,000/yr
With PE License ~$148,000/yr
Potential Difference +$40,000/yr

These figures are a useful benchmark, not a guarantee. Pay varies by discipline, location, experience, employer, and responsibility level.

Licensure roadmap

Pathways to Becoming a Professional Engineer (PE) in the U.S.

  1. FE Exam
  2. EIT/EI
  3. Qualifying Engineering Experience
  4. PE Exam
  5. State PE License
  1. Check State Requirements
  2. Education Review if Required
  3. FE Exam
  4. EIT/EI
  5. Qualifying Engineering Experience
  6. PE Exam
  7. State PE License
  1. Check State Requirements
  2. Credential Evaluation if Required
  3. FE Exam
  4. EIT/EI
  5. Qualifying Engineering Experience
  6. PE Exam
  7. State PE License
  1. Check State Requirements
  2. Credential Evaluation if Required
  3. FE Exam
  4. EIT/EI
  5. Qualifying Engineering Experience
  6. PE Exam
  7. State PE License

Study materials

Choose Your FE Discipline

Select a discipline to see the exam topics and available study guides.

14 knowledge areas · 110 questions

KnowledgeNumber of Questions
  1. Mathematics and Statistics8–12
  2. Ethics and Professional Practice4–6
  3. Engineering Economics5–8
  4. Statics8–12
  5. Dynamics4–6
  6. Mechanics of Materials7–11
  7. Materials5–8
  8. Fluid Mechanics6–9
  9. Surveying6–9
  10. Water Resources and Environmental10–15
  11. Structural Engineering10–15
  12. Geotechnical Engineering10–15
  13. Transportation Engineering9–14
  14. Construction Engineering8–12

14 knowledge areas · 110 questions

KnowledgeNumber of Questions
  1. Mathematics6–9
  2. Probability and Statistics4–6
  3. Ethics and Professional Practice4–6
  4. Engineering Economics4–6
  5. Electricity and Magnetism5–8
  6. Statics9–14
  7. Dynamics, Kinematics, and Vibrations10–15
  8. Mechanics of Materials9–14
  9. Material Properties and Processing7–11
  10. Fluid Mechanics10–15
  11. Thermodynamics10–15
  12. Heat Transfer7–11
  13. Measurements, Instrumentation, and Controls5–8
  14. Mechanical Design and Analysis10–15

17 knowledge areas · 110 questions

KnowledgeNumber of Questions
  1. Mathematics6–9
  2. Probability and Statistics4–6
  3. Engineering Sciences4–6
  4. Materials Science4–6
  5. Chemistry and Biology7–11
  6. Fluid Mechanics/Dynamics8–12
  7. Thermodynamics8–12
  8. Material/Energy Balances10–15
  9. Heat Transfer8–12
  10. Mass Transfer and Separation8–12
  11. Solids Handling3–5
  12. Chemical Reaction Engineering7–11
  13. Economics4–6
  14. Process Design7–11
  15. Process Control4–6
  16. Safety, Health, and Environment5–8
  17. Ethics and Professional Practice3–5

17 knowledge areas · 110 questions

KnowledgeNumber of Questions
  1. Mathematics11–17
  2. Probability and Statistics4–6
  3. Ethics and Professional Practice4–6
  4. Engineering Economics5–8
  5. Properties of Electrical Materials4–6
  6. Circuit Analysis (DC and AC Steady State)11–17
  7. Linear Systems5–8
  8. Signal Processing5–8
  9. Electronics7–11
  10. Power Systems8–12
  11. Electromagnetics4–6
  12. Control Systems6–9
  13. Communications5–8
  14. Computer Networks4–6
  15. Digital Systems8–12
  16. Computer Systems5–8
  17. Software Engineering4–6

15 knowledge areas · 110 questions

KnowledgeNumber of Questions
  1. Mathematics (click to view)5–8
  2. Probability and Statistics (click to view)4–6
  3. Ethics and Professional Practice (click to view)5–8
  4. Engineering Economics (click to view)5–8
  5. Fundamental Principles (click to view)7–11
  6. Environmental Chemistry (click to view)7–11
  7. Health Hazards and Risk Assessment (click to view)4–6
  8. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (click to view)12–18
  9. Thermodynamics (click to view)3–5
  10. Surface Water Resources and Hydrology (click to view)9–14
  11. Groundwater, Soils, and Sediments (click to view)8–12
  12. Water and Wastewater (click to view)12–18
  13. Air Quality and Control (click to view)8–12
  14. Solid and Hazardous Waste (click to view)7–11
  15. Energy and Environment (click to view)4–6

13 knowledge areas · 110 questions

KnowledgeNumber of Questions
  1. Mathematics6–9
  2. Engineering Sciences4–6
  3. Ethics and Professional Practice4–6
  4. Engineering Economics9–14
  5. Probability and Statistics10–15
  6. Modeling and Quantitative Analysis9–14
  7. Engineering Management8–12
  8. Manufacturing, Service, and Other Production Systems9–14
  9. Facilities and Supply Chain9–14
  10. Human Factors, Ergonomics, and Safety8–12
  11. Work Design7–11
  12. Quality9–14
  13. Systems Engineering, Analysis, and Design8–12

14 knowledge areas · 110 questions

KnowledgeNumber of Questions
  1. Mathematics8–12
  2. Probability and Statistics6–9
  3. Chemistry5–8
  4. Instrumentation and Controls4–6
  5. Engineering Ethics and Societal Impacts5–8
  6. Safety, Health, and Environment6–9
  7. Engineering Economics6–9
  8. Statics9–14
  9. Dynamics9–14
  10. Strength of Materials9–14
  11. Materials6–9
  12. Fluid Mechanics12–18
  13. Basic Electrical Engineering6–9
  14. Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer9–14