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Civil Engineer Salary in Gary, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Gary, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Gary 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 Gary, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,110
25th Percentile Wage
$68,590
50th Percentile Wage
$85,750
75th Percentile Wage
$101,080
90th Percentile Wage
$127,380

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Gary, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,110.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$85,750
3.04% 0.42%
2016
$83,140
6.86% -
2015
$77,440
-8.16% -
2014
$83,760
-3.51% -
2013
$86,700
1.51% -
2012
$85,390
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Gary with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,750, Gary is the highest paying city for civil engineers in state of Indiana, followed by Elkhart-Goshen (median annual salary $81,240). In comparison, the median annual salary of civil engineers in Gary is 5.3 percent (5.3%) higher than that in Elkhart-Goshen.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Gary
$85,750
Elkhart-Goshen
$81,240
Indianapolis-Carmel
$79,870
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$77,070
Bloomington
$76,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$76,580
Columbus
$76,260
Lafayette
$74,800
Fort Wayne
$74,100
Terre Haute
$73,640
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$67,430
Michigan City-La Porte
$65,410
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$62,870