State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: California vs Vermont
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Vermont, $95,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.4% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.1%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+13.4%
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%
Vermont
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $95,600
- p25
- $78,870
- p75
- $104,770
- p10
- $68,720
- p90
- $129,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.