The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $52,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $112,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $89,150 | 2.16% | 9.27% |
| 2016 | $87,220 | 3.15% | - |
| 2015 | $84,470 | 4.96% | - |
| 2014 | $80,280 | 1.30% | - |
| 2013 | $79,240 | -2.08% | - |
| 2012 | $80,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,150 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 25.9 percent (25.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Framingham | |
| Worcester | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| New Bedford | |
| Peabody | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area |