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Civil Engineer Salary in Grand Junction, Colorado

The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Grand Junction, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineers in Grand Junction 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 Grand Junction, Colorado

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,800
25th Percentile Wage
$64,710
50th Percentile Wage
$76,510
75th Percentile Wage
$96,930
90th Percentile Wage
$116,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Grand Junction, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,800.

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
$76,510
-1.69% 4.22%
2021
$77,800
-21.36% -
2020
$94,420
4.00% -
2019
$90,640
-0.22% -
2018
$90,840
9.82% -
2017
$81,920
-10.45% -
2016
$90,480
6.61% -
2015
$84,500
11.21% -
2014
$75,030
0.93% -
2013
$74,330
1.41% -
2012
$73,280
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Grand Junction with Other Colorado Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,510 in Grand Junction is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Grand Junction is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area and 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$98,300
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield
$96,720
Boulder
$96,310
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$89,580
East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$88,190
Colorado Springs
$85,320
Fort Collins-Loveland
$84,560
Greeley
$76,920
Grand Junction
$76,510
Pueblo
$73,410
Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$71,870

See also: Top paying jobs in Grand Junction, Colorado.