State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs New Jersey
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In New Jersey, $104,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 17%.
Nominal pay gap
+17%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
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%
New Jersey
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $104,660
- p25
- $82,270
- p75
- $134,270
- p10
- $74,640
- p90
- $169,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
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.