The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $65,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,760.
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 | $99,990 | 1.47% | 11.58% |
| 2021 | $98,520 | 2.59% | - |
| 2020 | $95,970 | 3.39% | - |
| 2019 | $92,720 | 5.99% | - |
| 2018 | $87,170 | 4.10% | - |
| 2017 | $83,600 | -8.94% | - |
| 2016 | $91,070 | 2.57% | - |
| 2015 | $88,730 | -7.49% | - |
| 2014 | $95,380 | 5.69% | - |
| 2013 | $89,950 | 1.71% | - |
| 2012 | $88,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,990 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.