The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineering technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $61,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,730 | 5.06% | 26.93% |
| 2021 | $74,750 | 4.25% | - |
| 2020 | $71,570 | 4.71% | - |
| 2019 | $68,200 | 3.26% | - |
| 2018 | $65,980 | 3.36% | - |
| 2017 | $63,760 | 2.67% | - |
| 2016 | $62,060 | 1.51% | - |
| 2015 | $61,120 | 2.32% | - |
| 2014 | $59,700 | 1.46% | - |
| 2013 | $58,830 | 2.21% | - |
| 2012 | $57,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,730, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for civil engineering technicians in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $83,320). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower.