The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $63,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,080.
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 | $81,290 | 2.35% | 5.73% |
| 2021 | $79,380 | -4.37% | - |
| 2020 | $82,850 | 2.58% | - |
| 2019 | $80,710 | -0.36% | - |
| 2018 | $81,000 | 1.16% | - |
| 2017 | $80,060 | 1.91% | - |
| 2016 | $78,530 | 6.18% | - |
| 2015 | $73,680 | 1.34% | - |
| 2014 | $72,690 | -10.00% | - |
| 2013 | $79,960 | 4.16% | - |
| 2012 | $76,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,290 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Augusta-Richmond County and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.