The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $70,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $110,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $140,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $174,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $174,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $110,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $110,980 | 6.31% | 8.25% |
| 2016 | $103,980 | 0.97% | - |
| 2015 | $102,970 | -0.02% | - |
| 2014 | $102,990 | 0.93% | - |
| 2013 | $102,030 | 0.21% | - |
| 2012 | $101,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $110,980 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 29.1 percent (29.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.