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Civil Engineer Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Civil Engineers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,930
25th Percentile Wage
$78,410
50th Percentile Wage
$101,100
75th Percentile Wage
$129,040
90th Percentile Wage
$164,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $164,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,930.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$101,100
1.75% 15.58%
2021
$99,330
0.95% -
2020
$98,390
1.37% -
2019
$97,040
-1.66% -
2018
$98,650
4.85% -
2017
$93,870
2.84% -
2016
$91,200
3.07% -
2015
$88,400
-1.26% -
2014
$89,510
1.77% -
2013
$87,930
2.93% -
2012
$85,350
- -

Table 2. Compare Civil Engineer Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $101,100, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for civil engineers in state of New York, following the highest paying city Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary of $102,010). Compared with Albany-Schenectady-Troy, the median annual salary of civil engineers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is .9 percent (.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$102,010
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$101,100
Elmira
$97,750
Nassau-Suffolk
$93,620
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$89,760
Syracuse
$84,710
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$83,660
Ithaca
$82,580
Kingston
$81,940
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$81,130
Rochester
$80,550
Utica-Rome
$79,020
Binghamton
$79,010
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$78,940
Watertown-Fort Drum
$78,550
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$77,600
Glens Falls
$76,630
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$76,430
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$75,900
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$68,060

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.