The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $61,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,580.
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 | $82,480 | 2.70% | 7.53% |
| 2021 | $80,250 | -8.59% | - |
| 2020 | $87,140 | 5.30% | - |
| 2019 | $82,520 | -1.43% | - |
| 2018 | $83,700 | -1.27% | - |
| 2017 | $84,760 | 1.97% | - |
| 2016 | $83,090 | 1.43% | - |
| 2015 | $81,900 | 6.47% | - |
| 2014 | $76,600 | -0.87% | - |
| 2013 | $77,270 | 1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $76,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,480 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Roanoke | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Danville |