State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Florida vs Illinois
Civil Engineers in Illinois earn a median of $99,760. In Florida, $98,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 1.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-1.2%
Florida vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-4.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $98,570
- p25
- $76,740
- p75
- $128,450
- p10
- $58,640
- p90
- $166,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
Illinois
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $99,760
- p25
- $79,650
- p75
- $125,990
- p10
- $69,590
- p90
- $157,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -66%
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.