The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $50,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,010.
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 | $78,740 | 4.67% | 40.04% |
| 2021 | $75,060 | 9.14% | - |
| 2020 | $68,200 | 6.60% | - |
| 2019 | $63,700 | 19.87% | - |
| 2018 | $51,040 | 6.58% | - |
| 2017 | $47,680 | 0.99% | - |
| 2016 | $47,210 | -53.42% | - |
| 2015 | $72,430 | 34.82% | - |
| 2012 | $47,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,740 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Augusta-Richmond County and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.