State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Nevada
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Nevada, $104,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 17.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.4%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+6.1%
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%
Nevada
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $104,310
- p25
- $83,530
- p75
- $148,150
- p10
- $77,480
- p90
- $160,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
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.