State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In District of Columbia, $103,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.1% — not 5.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.6%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $103,880
- p25
- $82,120
- p75
- $130,720
- p10
- $78,780
- p90
- $164,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
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.