State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Maine
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Maine, $97,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 25.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.2%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+9.8%
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%
Maine
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $97,820
- p25
- $80,410
- p75
- $113,330
- p10
- $71,080
- p90
- $132,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.