State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Hawaii
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Hawaii, $94,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 29.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.9%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+29.1%
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%
Hawaii
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $94,280
- p25
- $77,720
- p75
- $113,550
- p10
- $62,900
- p90
- $131,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.