Civil Engineers Salary in Raleigh-Cary, NC
Median annual salary
$101,440
+1% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$85,029
cost index 119.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Raleigh-Cary, NC
| 10th percentile | $74,170 |
| 25th percentile | $79,840 |
| Median (50th) | $101,440 |
| 75th percentile | $127,280 |
| 90th percentile | $163,710 |
| Mean | $107,710 |
| Employed in metro | 4,640 |
A Civil Engineers in Raleigh-Cary, NC earns a median of $101,440 per year. That is 1% above the national median of $100,840 for this occupation. Because Raleigh-Cary, NC has a cost index of 119.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $85,029 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,103, median gross rent $1,573/mo, and the median home value $418,400. See the full Raleigh-Cary, NC cost-of-living profile.