The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $44,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,780.
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 | $65,410 | 6.50% | 4.79% |
| 2021 | $61,160 | -9.14% | - |
| 2020 | $66,750 | -1.26% | - |
| 2019 | $67,590 | -2.66% | - |
| 2018 | $69,390 | 3.72% | - |
| 2017 | $66,810 | 1.89% | - |
| 2016 | $65,550 | 8.07% | - |
| 2015 | $60,260 | -8.45% | - |
| 2014 | $65,350 | 2.52% | - |
| 2013 | $63,700 | 2.23% | - |
| 2012 | $62,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,410 in Michigan City-La Porte is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Michigan City-La Porte is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Gary and 3.9 percent (3.9%) 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 |