The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $76,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $139,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,710.
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 | $107,260 | -7.78% | 12.52% |
| 2021 | $115,610 | 4.10% | - |
| 2020 | $110,870 | 3.93% | - |
| 2019 | $106,510 | 1.01% | - |
| 2018 | $105,430 | -0.76% | - |
| 2017 | $106,230 | 3.95% | - |
| 2016 | $102,030 | -0.20% | - |
| 2015 | $102,230 | 7.20% | - |
| 2014 | $94,870 | -0.69% | - |
| 2013 | $95,520 | 1.77% | - |
| 2012 | $93,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,260 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 14.7 percent (14.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 26.7 percent (26.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.