The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $64,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,360.
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 | $89,040 | -4.89% | 13.60% |
| 2021 | $93,390 | 2.76% | - |
| 2020 | $90,810 | 2.49% | - |
| 2019 | $88,550 | 0.37% | - |
| 2018 | $88,220 | 3.15% | - |
| 2017 | $85,440 | 6.32% | - |
| 2016 | $80,040 | 1.27% | - |
| 2015 | $79,020 | 3.70% | - |
| 2014 | $76,100 | -0.29% | - |
| 2013 | $76,320 | -0.80% | - |
| 2012 | $76,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,040 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Walla Walla and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.