The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale 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 | $61,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,590.
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 | $81,650 | 3.10% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | $79,120 | 0.29% | - |
| 2020 | $78,890 | 1.95% | - |
| 2019 | $77,350 | -3.23% | - |
| 2018 | $79,850 | 2.43% | - |
| 2017 | $77,910 | 1.42% | - |
| 2016 | $76,800 | 0.68% | - |
| 2015 | $76,280 | -1.99% | - |
| 2014 | $77,800 | 0.82% | - |
| 2013 | $77,160 | -5.11% | - |
| 2012 | $81,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,650, Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is the second highest paying city for civil engineers in state of Arizona, following the highest paying city Yuma (median annual salary of $85,880). Compared with Yuma, the median annual salary of civil engineers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Yuma | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Tucson | |
| Prescott | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |