State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In District of Columbia, $103,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 17.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.9%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+17.1%
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%
District of Columbia
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $103,880
- p25
- $82,120
- p75
- $130,720
- p10
- $78,780
- p90
- $164,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
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.