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Civil Engineer Salary in Jackson, Tennessee

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$61,100
25th Percentile Wage
$66,380
50th Percentile Wage
$84,740
75th Percentile Wage
$106,030
90th Percentile Wage
$132,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Jackson, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,100.

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
$84,740
5.75% 2.56%
2021
$79,870
1.90% -
2020
$78,350
-17.97% -
2019
$92,430
5.56% -
2018
$87,290
-2.44% -
2017
$89,420
19.72% -
2016
$71,790
2.87% -
2015
$69,730
-18.41% -
2012
$82,570
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in Jackson with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,740 in Jackson is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Jackson is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Chattanooga and 15.3 percent (15.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chattanooga
$97,720
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$84,890
Memphis
$84,880
Jackson
$84,740
Knoxville
$81,660
Johnson City
$81,230
Clarksville
$79,060
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$77,930
Cleveland
$76,710
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$75,270
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$72,600
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$71,800

See also: Top paying jobs in Jackson, Tennessee.