State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Texas
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Texas, $96,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.5%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+10.9%
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%
Texas
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $96,860
- p25
- $77,200
- p75
- $127,340
- p10
- $63,240
- p90
- $164,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.