The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $63,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,570.
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 | $83,600 | 4.62% | 16.51% |
| 2021 | $79,740 | -7.83% | - |
| 2020 | $85,980 | -0.78% | - |
| 2019 | $86,650 | 3.59% | - |
| 2018 | $83,540 | 7.65% | - |
| 2017 | $77,150 | 5.00% | - |
| 2016 | $73,290 | 0.63% | - |
| 2015 | $72,830 | -1.40% | - |
| 2014 | $73,850 | 3.87% | - |
| 2013 | $70,990 | 1.68% | - |
| 2012 | $69,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,600 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Raleigh-Cary is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 16.5 percent (16.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rocky Mount.