The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $66,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $157,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,790.
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 | $103,130 | 3.23% | 12.77% |
| 2021 | $99,800 | -9.08% | - |
| 2020 | $108,860 | 7.68% | - |
| 2019 | $100,500 | 2.95% | - |
| 2018 | $97,540 | 1.76% | - |
| 2017 | $95,820 | 4.46% | - |
| 2016 | $91,550 | 3.46% | - |
| 2015 | $88,380 | -4.68% | - |
| 2014 | $92,520 | 2.78% | - |
| 2013 | $89,950 | -0.01% | - |
| 2012 | $89,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,130 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 18.0 percent (18.0%) 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.