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Civil Engineer Salary in Jefferson City, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Jefferson City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Jefferson City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Civil Engineers in Jefferson City, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$54,950
25th Percentile Wage
$61,980
50th Percentile Wage
$76,860
75th Percentile Wage
$95,220
90th Percentile Wage
$110,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Jefferson City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,950.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$76,860
-0.91% 17.76%
2021
$77,560
-26.12% -
2020
$97,820
34.39% -
2019
$64,180
-44.69% -
2018
$92,860
27.19% -
2017
$67,610
2.68% -
2016
$65,800
3.24% -
2015
$63,670
1.21% -
2014
$62,900
-0.11% -
2013
$62,970
-0.38% -
2012
$63,210
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Jefferson City with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,860 in Jefferson City is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Jefferson City is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Joplin and 15.2 percent (15.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Joplin
$96,940
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$85,010
St Louis
$83,800
Kansas City
$81,220
Columbia
$79,460
Springfield
$78,710
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$78,590
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$78,340
Jefferson City
$76,860
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$76,720
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
$74,820
St Joseph
$65,860
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$65,160

See also: Top paying jobs in Jefferson City, Missouri.