The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineering technicians in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $38,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,370 | 12.29% | 17.93% |
| 2021 | $47,690 | -8.24% | - |
| 2019 | $51,620 | 11.68% | - |
| 2017 | $45,590 | 1.45% | - |
| 2016 | $44,930 | 1.65% | - |
| 2015 | $44,190 | -2.08% | - |
| 2014 | $45,110 | 8.31% | - |
| 2013 | $41,360 | -7.88% | - |
| 2012 | $44,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,370 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for civil engineering technicians in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Durham-Chapel Hill is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 14.8 percent (14.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bern.