State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Rhode Island
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Rhode Island, $99,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14% — not 23.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.4%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+14%
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%
Rhode Island
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $99,300
- p25
- $79,040
- p75
- $150,160
- p10
- $77,800
- p90
- $151,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.