State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Arizona vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Arizona, $89,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.4% — not 18.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.5%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $89,660
- p25
- $76,340
- p75
- $109,930
- p10
- $63,740
- p90
- $138,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.