The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Winston-Salem 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 | $55,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,700.
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 | $78,860 | 0.57% | 20.10% |
| 2021 | $78,410 | 4.78% | - |
| 2020 | $74,660 | -4.90% | - |
| 2019 | $78,320 | 12.33% | - |
| 2018 | $68,660 | -5.30% | - |
| 2017 | $72,300 | 1.44% | - |
| 2016 | $71,260 | -15.66% | - |
| 2015 | $82,420 | 8.71% | - |
| 2014 | $75,240 | 3.89% | - |
| 2013 | $72,310 | 12.86% | - |
| 2012 | $63,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,860 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Winston-Salem is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 11.5 percent (11.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rocky Mount.