The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $60,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,750.
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 | $85,210 | 6.84% | 5.64% |
| 2021 | $79,380 | -11.85% | - |
| 2020 | $88,790 | 5.28% | - |
| 2019 | $84,100 | -7.71% | - |
| 2018 | $90,580 | 3.40% | - |
| 2017 | $87,500 | 0.77% | - |
| 2016 | $86,830 | 2.88% | - |
| 2015 | $84,330 | 0.87% | - |
| 2014 | $83,600 | 2.86% | - |
| 2013 | $81,210 | 1.00% | - |
| 2012 | $80,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,210 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur and 28.2 percent (28.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Abilene.