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Civil Engineer Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$75,020
25th Percentile Wage
$93,980
50th Percentile Wage
$125,700
75th Percentile Wage
$144,930
90th Percentile Wage
$163,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $163,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,020.

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
$125,700
0.28% 19.11%
2021
$125,350
0.90% -
2020
$124,220
2.54% -
2019
$121,060
3.98% -
2018
$116,240
1.77% -
2017
$114,180
5.25% -
2016
$108,180
5.94% -
2015
$101,750
0.44% -
2014
$101,300
-0.35% -
2013
$101,650
-0.03% -
2012
$101,680
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $125,700, Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is the highest paying city for civil engineers in state of California, followed by Redding (median annual salary $116,290). In comparison, the median annual salary of civil engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 7.5 percent (7.5%) higher than that in Redding.

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

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