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Civil Engineer Salary in El Centro, California

The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in El Centro, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in El Centro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Civil Engineers in El Centro, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$61,800
25th Percentile Wage
$66,030
50th Percentile Wage
$78,630
75th Percentile Wage
$101,430
90th Percentile Wage
$131,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in El Centro, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,800.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$78,630
-0.08% -4.59%
2021
$78,690
-9.42% -
2020
$86,100
0.73% -
2019
$85,470
-0.56% -
2018
$85,950
-14.49% -
2017
$98,400
1.34% -
2016
$97,080
7.27% -
2015
$90,020
6.55% -
2014
$84,120
8.61% -
2013
$76,880
-6.97% -
2012
$82,240
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Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in El Centro with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,630, El Centro is the lowest paying city for civil engineers in state of California, following city of Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary of $125,700). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in El Centro is about 37.4 percent (37.4%) lower than that of the highest paying city Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$125,700
Redding
$116,290
Fresno
$115,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$115,840
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$114,180
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$114,170
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$110,980
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$108,890
Yuba City
$107,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$107,590
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$107,260
Modesto
$106,550
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$105,700
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$104,600
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$103,810
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$103,560
Napa
$103,500
Vallejo-Fairfield
$103,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$103,150
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$103,130
Stockton
$102,970
Madera-Chowchilla
$102,810
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$102,440
Salinas
$102,170
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$101,920
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$99,990
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$97,940
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$96,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$96,540
Visalia-Porterville
$96,510
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$95,150
Bakersfield-Delano
$92,380
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$91,410
Chico
$88,940
Merced
$85,680
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$84,180
Hanford-Corcoran
$83,040
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$80,570
El Centro
$78,630

See also: Top paying jobs in El Centro, California.