The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineers 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 | $56,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers 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 $121,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,830.
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 | $81,120 | 0.30% | 16.22% |
| 2021 | $80,880 | -0.54% | - |
| 2020 | $81,320 | 1.29% | - |
| 2019 | $80,270 | 2.11% | - |
| 2018 | $78,580 | -1.60% | - |
| 2017 | $79,840 | 2.02% | - |
| 2016 | $78,230 | 0.28% | - |
| 2015 | $78,010 | 7.37% | - |
| 2014 | $72,260 | 4.83% | - |
| 2013 | $68,770 | 1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $67,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,120 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 17.8 percent (17.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 13.2 percent (13.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.