State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Ohio
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Ohio, $96,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.7% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.3%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+6.7%
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%
Ohio
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $96,220
- p25
- $77,820
- p75
- $124,930
- p10
- $65,170
- p90
- $144,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -77%
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.