State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs New Mexico
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In New Mexico, $103,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.8% — not 17.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.9%
California vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-1.8%
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%
New Mexico
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $103,900
- p25
- $79,570
- p75
- $129,310
- p10
- $67,100
- p90
- $163,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +27%
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.