The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers 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 | $60,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers 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 $129,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,860.
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 | $80,160 | 1.26% | 8.67% |
| 2021 | $79,150 | -1.77% | - |
| 2020 | $80,550 | -1.81% | - |
| 2019 | $82,010 | 7.15% | - |
| 2018 | $76,150 | 10.02% | - |
| 2017 | $68,520 | -6.41% | - |
| 2016 | $72,910 | -1.25% | - |
| 2015 | $73,820 | -3.09% | - |
| 2014 | $76,100 | 4.84% | - |
| 2013 | $72,420 | -1.09% | - |
| 2012 | $73,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,160 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 13.0 percent (13.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rocky Mount.