The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $61,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,120.
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 | $79,100 | 1.49% | 11.64% |
| 2021 | $77,920 | 0.92% | - |
| 2020 | $77,200 | 4.02% | - |
| 2019 | $74,100 | 1.04% | - |
| 2018 | $73,330 | -0.08% | - |
| 2017 | $73,390 | -0.26% | - |
| 2016 | $73,580 | 1.02% | - |
| 2015 | $72,830 | 1.35% | - |
| 2014 | $71,850 | 2.92% | - |
| 2013 | $69,750 | -0.20% | - |
| 2012 | $69,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,100 in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.