The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $60,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,700.
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 | $84,390 | -7.12% | 7.99% |
| 2021 | $90,400 | 2.32% | - |
| 2020 | $88,300 | 6.64% | - |
| 2019 | $82,440 | 2.61% | - |
| 2018 | $80,290 | 6.94% | - |
| 2017 | $74,720 | -1.62% | - |
| 2016 | $75,930 | 4.46% | - |
| 2015 | $72,540 | -8.57% | - |
| 2014 | $78,760 | 3.50% | - |
| 2013 | $76,000 | -2.17% | - |
| 2012 | $77,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,390, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for civil engineers in state of Kentucky, followed by Owensboro (median annual salary $82,710). In comparison, the median annual salary of civil engineers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 2.0 percent (2.0%) higher than that in Owensboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |