The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $52,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,280 | 0.21% | 11.09% |
| 2021 | $79,110 | 5.87% | - |
| 2020 | $74,470 | -2.24% | - |
| 2019 | $76,140 | -5.75% | - |
| 2018 | $80,520 | 1.52% | - |
| 2017 | $79,300 | -0.84% | - |
| 2016 | $79,970 | 0.24% | - |
| 2015 | $79,780 | 1.94% | - |
| 2014 | $78,230 | 3.75% | - |
| 2013 | $75,300 | 6.39% | - |
| 2012 | $70,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,280 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Birmingham-Hoover is 23.8 percent (23.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.