State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Colorado
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Colorado, $101,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.5% — not 20.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.8%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+12.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $122,500
- p25
- $96,590
- p75
- $149,350
- p10
- $77,980
- p90
- $175,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
Colorado
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $101,420
- p25
- $82,830
- p75
- $132,200
- p10
- $76,810
- p90
- $165,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
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.