State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Colorado vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Colorado, $101,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 7.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.8%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $101,420
- p25
- $82,830
- p75
- $132,200
- p10
- $76,810
- p90
- $165,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
Washington
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $110,000
- p25
- $96,230
- p75
- $133,050
- p10
- $81,840
- p90
- $160,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
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.