State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Connecticut
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Connecticut, $103,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 18.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.8%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+11.1%
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%
Connecticut
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $103,150
- p25
- $83,390
- p75
- $130,150
- p10
- $76,350
- p90
- $161,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -78%
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.