The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $48,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,990.
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 | $81,690 | 3.91% | 22.84% |
| 2021 | $78,500 | 5.90% | - |
| 2020 | $73,870 | -0.54% | - |
| 2019 | $74,270 | 2.80% | - |
| 2018 | $72,190 | 7.79% | - |
| 2017 | $66,570 | -0.77% | - |
| 2016 | $67,080 | -3.56% | - |
| 2015 | $69,470 | -3.38% | - |
| 2014 | $71,820 | 9.05% | - |
| 2013 | $65,320 | 3.51% | - |
| 2012 | $63,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,690, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for civil engineers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Augusta-Richmond County (median annual salary of $103,050). Compared with Augusta-Richmond County, the median annual salary of civil engineers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower.