State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs North Dakota
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In North Dakota, $98,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.3% — not 24.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.8%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+0.3%
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%
North Dakota
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $98,190
- p25
- $76,950
- p75
- $117,060
- p10
- $63,290
- p90
- $143,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.