The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineering technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $39,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,480.
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 | $59,630 | 18.40% | 15.85% |
| 2021 | $48,660 | -12.49% | - |
| 2020 | $54,740 | -2.14% | - |
| 2019 | $55,910 | 2.61% | - |
| 2018 | $54,450 | 0.13% | - |
| 2017 | $54,380 | 6.05% | - |
| 2016 | $51,090 | 1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $50,250 | 0.96% | - |
| 2014 | $49,770 | 1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $48,890 | -2.64% | - |
| 2012 | $50,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,630 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for civil engineering technicians in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 33.0 percent (33.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.