The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineers 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 | $61,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers 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 $135,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,770.
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 | $94,450 | -2.92% | 15.12% |
| 2021 | $97,210 | 5.62% | - |
| 2020 | $91,750 | 2.27% | - |
| 2019 | $89,670 | 1.61% | - |
| 2018 | $88,230 | 2.32% | - |
| 2017 | $86,180 | 5.04% | - |
| 2016 | $81,840 | 1.27% | - |
| 2015 | $80,800 | 0.92% | - |
| 2014 | $80,060 | -2.54% | - |
| 2013 | $82,090 | 2.34% | - |
| 2012 | $80,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $94,450, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for civil engineers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $98,650). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of civil engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower.