State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Florida
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Florida, $98,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.3%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+16.1%
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%
Florida
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $98,570
- p25
- $76,740
- p75
- $128,450
- p10
- $58,640
- p90
- $166,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
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.