The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $52,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $146,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $146,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,630.
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 | $80,240 | 5.10% | 11.98% |
| 2016 | $76,150 | 8.05% | - |
| 2015 | $70,020 | 2.10% | - |
| 2014 | $68,550 | -0.79% | - |
| 2013 | $69,090 | -2.23% | - |
| 2012 | $70,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,240 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Jackson and 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Saginaw-Saginaw Township North.