The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental 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 | $62,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental 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 $165,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,370 | 23.49% | 28.21% |
| 2021 | $77,560 | -0.37% | - |
| 2020 | $77,850 | 5.56% | - |
| 2019 | $73,520 | 3.73% | - |
| 2018 | $70,780 | 2.42% | - |
| 2017 | $69,070 | -2.26% | - |
| 2016 | $70,630 | 2.80% | - |
| 2015 | $68,650 | 0.96% | - |
| 2014 | $67,990 | -6.84% | - |
| 2013 | $72,640 | -0.18% | - |
| 2012 | $72,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $101,370, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for environmental engineers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $110,240). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of environmental engineers in Raleigh-Cary is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Asheville | |
| Fayetteville | |
| Wilmington | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton |