State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Connecticut vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Connecticut, $103,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.1% — not 6.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.2%
Connecticut vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $103,150
- p25
- $83,390
- p75
- $130,150
- p10
- $76,350
- p90
- $161,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -78%
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.