State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alabama vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Alabama, $99,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.5% — not 10%.
Nominal pay gap
-10%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+8.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $99,010
- p25
- $77,750
- p75
- $128,900
- p10
- $63,930
- p90
- $168,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
Washington
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $110,000
- p25
- $96,230
- p75
- $133,050
- p10
- $81,840
- p90
- $160,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.