The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineering technicians in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $44,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,460 | 23.53% | 30.13% |
| 2021 | $48,530 | -32.29% | - |
| 2020 | $64,200 | 7.99% | - |
| 2019 | $59,070 | 1.39% | - |
| 2018 | $58,250 | 1.80% | - |
| 2017 | $57,200 | 2.62% | - |
| 2016 | $55,700 | 8.87% | - |
| 2015 | $50,760 | 13.32% | - |
| 2014 | $44,000 | 0.30% | - |
| 2013 | $43,870 | -1.07% | - |
| 2012 | $44,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,460, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is the second highest paying city for civil engineering technicians in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $65,680). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower.