The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $61,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,170.
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 | $81,810 | 6.97% | 19.91% |
| 2021 | $76,110 | -10.17% | - |
| 2020 | $83,850 | 8.18% | - |
| 2019 | $76,990 | 5.92% | - |
| 2018 | $72,430 | 1.30% | - |
| 2017 | $71,490 | 2.03% | - |
| 2016 | $70,040 | 8.81% | - |
| 2015 | $63,870 | -13.98% | - |
| 2014 | $72,800 | 10.87% | - |
| 2013 | $64,890 | -0.97% | - |
| 2012 | $65,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,810 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 14.7 percent (14.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rocky Mount.