State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Kentucky
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Kentucky, $100,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.1% — not 21.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.4%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
-1.1%
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%
Kentucky
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $100,930
- p25
- $78,960
- p75
- $122,930
- p10
- $65,660
- p90
- $143,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +333%
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.