The annual salary statistics of environmental engineering technicians in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental engineering technicians in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $28,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineering technicians in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineering technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $47,340 | -9.70% | 9.48% |
| 2017 | $51,930 | -0.58% | - |
| 2016 | $52,230 | -4.12% | - |
| 2015 | $54,380 | 4.14% | - |
| 2014 | $52,130 | 11.53% | - |
| 2013 | $46,120 | 7.09% | - |
| 2012 | $42,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,340, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for environmental engineering technicians in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $62,470). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of environmental engineering technicians in Raleigh-Cary is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Wilmington | |
| Asheville |