The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $49,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,630.
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 | $76,580 | -2.31% | -1.51% |
| 2021 | $78,350 | -5.16% | - |
| 2020 | $82,390 | 6.40% | - |
| 2019 | $77,120 | -3.28% | - |
| 2018 | $79,650 | -3.19% | - |
| 2017 | $82,190 | 5.41% | - |
| 2016 | $77,740 | 3.56% | - |
| 2015 | $74,970 | -3.69% | - |
| 2012 | $77,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,580 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Gary and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Gary | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Columbus | |
| Lafayette | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area |