The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $61,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,210.
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 | $84,160 | 5.96% | 1.05% |
| 2021 | $79,140 | -8.53% | - |
| 2020 | $85,890 | -7.04% | - |
| 2019 | $91,940 | 4.48% | - |
| 2018 | $87,820 | 5.70% | - |
| 2017 | $82,810 | -8.27% | - |
| 2016 | $89,660 | 4.74% | - |
| 2015 | $85,410 | -5.39% | - |
| 2014 | $90,010 | 9.75% | - |
| 2013 | $81,230 | -2.52% | - |
| 2012 | $83,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,160 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Champaign-Urbana is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 7.2 percent (7.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.