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Civil Engineer Salary in Albuquerque, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Albuquerque, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Albuquerque 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 Albuquerque, New Mexico

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$65,600
25th Percentile Wage
$77,310
50th Percentile Wage
$95,990
75th Percentile Wage
$111,450
90th Percentile Wage
$130,190

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,600.

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 Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$95,990
10.66% 15.38%
2021
$85,760
-8.40% -
2020
$92,960
2.70% -
2019
$90,450
4.47% -
2018
$86,410
-3.26% -
2017
$89,230
3.31% -
2016
$86,280
2.24% -
2015
$84,350
6.62% -
2014
$78,770
2.11% -
2013
$77,110
-5.34% -
2012
$81,230
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Albuquerque with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,990 in Albuquerque is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Albuquerque is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Alamos County and 26.8 percent (26.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Alamos County
$111,640
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$99,280
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$97,330
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$96,640
Albuquerque
$95,990
Farmington
$94,130
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$90,680
Santa Fe
$90,360
Las Cruces
$82,010
Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$70,250

See also: Top paying jobs in Albuquerque, New Mexico.