State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Michigan
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Michigan, $92,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 33%.
Nominal pay gap
+33%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+15.6%
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%
Michigan
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $92,100
- p25
- $75,470
- p75
- $109,870
- p10
- $63,920
- p90
- $130,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.