The annual salary statistics of civil engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $52,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,050.
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 | $71,450 | -7.15% | 2.97% |
| 2021 | $76,560 | -9.14% | - |
| 2020 | $83,560 | 3.85% | - |
| 2019 | $80,340 | 2.22% | - |
| 2018 | $78,560 | 2.99% | - |
| 2017 | $76,210 | 3.31% | - |
| 2016 | $73,690 | -4.21% | - |
| 2015 | $76,790 | -2.75% | - |
| 2014 | $78,900 | 6.31% | - |
| 2013 | $73,920 | 6.21% | - |
| 2012 | $69,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,450 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for civil engineers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Roanoke | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Danville |