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Civil Engineer Salary in Springfield, Illinois

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,700
25th Percentile Wage
$76,400
50th Percentile Wage
$94,000
75th Percentile Wage
$104,330
90th Percentile Wage
$123,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,700.

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
$94,000
-6.17% 15.02%
2021
$99,800
7.80% -
2020
$92,020
0.85% -
2019
$91,240
-1.46% -
2018
$92,570
-1.59% -
2017
$94,040
-2.88% -
2016
$96,750
7.15% -
2015
$89,830
-6.78% -
2014
$95,920
11.53% -
2013
$84,860
5.87% -
2012
$79,880
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Springfield with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,000 in Springfield is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Springfield is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Decatur.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$97,300
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$96,770
Springfield
$94,000
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$92,300
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$91,850
Peoria
$90,200
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$85,410
Bloomington
$85,160
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$84,820
Carbondale-Marion
$84,340
Champaign-Urbana
$84,160
Bloomington-Normal
$83,860
Rockford
$82,140
Kankakee-Bradley
$80,190
Decatur
$78,070

See also: Top paying jobs in Springfield, Illinois.