The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $68,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $162,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,150.
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 | $103,150 | 2.75% | -4.89% |
| 2021 | $100,310 | -12.63% | - |
| 2020 | $112,980 | 5.20% | - |
| 2019 | $107,100 | 0.30% | - |
| 2018 | $106,780 | 0.28% | - |
| 2017 | $106,480 | -1.61% | - |
| 2016 | $108,190 | 4.65% | - |
| 2015 | $103,160 | -4.88% | - |
| 2012 | $108,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,150 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 23.8 percent (23.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.