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Civil Engineer Salary in Rocky Mount, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Rocky Mount, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$53,040
25th Percentile Wage
$60,610
50th Percentile Wage
$69,770
75th Percentile Wage
$103,220
90th Percentile Wage
$124,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,040.

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 Growth9-Year Growth
2022
$69,770
11.28% -2.65%
2021
$61,900
-5.65% -
2020
$65,400
11.70% -
2019
$57,750
-11.65% -
2017
$64,480
-8.62% -
2016
$70,040
-11.19% -
2015
$77,880
-7.15% -
2014
$83,450
14.18% -
2013
$71,620
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Rocky Mount with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $69,770, Rocky Mount is the lowest paying city for civil engineers in state of North Carolina, following city of Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $94,080). Compared with the highest paying city Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of civil engineers in Rocky Mount is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$94,080
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$94,080
Wilmington
$90,270
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$84,330
Raleigh-Cary
$83,600
Greenville
$82,920
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$81,810
Asheville
$80,400
Durham-Chapel Hill
$80,160
New Bern
$79,350
Fayetteville
$79,030
Winston-Salem
$78,860
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$78,210
Greensboro-High Point
$76,750
Jacksonville
$76,460
Goldsboro
$76,370
Burlington
$75,000
Rocky Mount
$69,770

See also: Top paying jobs in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.