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Civil Engineer Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Gainesville 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 Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$59,520
25th Percentile Wage
$64,600
50th Percentile Wage
$96,680
75th Percentile Wage
$114,980
90th Percentile Wage
$128,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Gainesville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,520.

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
$96,680
18.48% 26.98%
2021
$78,810
-0.10% -
2020
$78,890
-4.39% -
2019
$82,350
1.80% -
2018
$80,870
-0.70% -
2017
$81,440
10.74% -
2016
$72,690
3.29% -
2015
$70,300
4.61% -
2014
$67,060
-1.98% -
2013
$68,390
-3.23% -
2012
$70,600
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,680 in Gainesville is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Gainesville is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater and 37.8 percent (37.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$101,500
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$100,920
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$98,850
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$98,830
Jacksonville
$98,610
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$98,320
The Villages
$96,980
Gainesville
$96,680
Ocala
$95,460
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$90,710
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$87,190
Homosassa Springs
$86,230
Punta Gorda
$85,780
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$84,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$83,930
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$82,910
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$81,210
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$81,040
Tallahassee
$81,010
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$80,280
Naples-Marco Island
$79,910
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$79,860
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$78,810
Port St Lucie
$77,270
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$74,090
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$72,970
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$72,660
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$60,120

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.