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Civil Engineer Salary in Reading, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Reading, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Reading 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 Reading, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,290
25th Percentile Wage
$64,990
50th Percentile Wage
$87,430
75th Percentile Wage
$102,460
90th Percentile Wage
$129,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Reading, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,290.

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
$87,430
-9.00% -0.90%
2021
$95,300
1.36% -
2020
$94,000
4.83% -
2019
$89,460
-7.71% -
2018
$96,360
2.04% -
2017
$94,390
-2.67% -
2016
$96,910
2.69% -
2015
$94,300
2.59% -
2014
$91,860
-6.26% -
2013
$97,610
9.62% -
2012
$88,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Reading with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,430 in Reading is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Reading is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$98,650
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$94,450
Reading
$87,430
Philadelphia
$86,740
Pittsburgh
$85,470
East Stroudsburg
$82,220
Williamsport
$81,760
Altoona
$81,760
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$81,120
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$80,040
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$79,980
Johnstown
$79,710
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$79,550
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$79,470
State College
$79,070
Lancaster
$78,720
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$78,610
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$78,140
York-Hanover
$77,500
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$77,180
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$76,980
Lebanon
$75,050
Erie
$74,670
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$70,380

See also: Top paying jobs in Reading, Pennsylvania.