State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Florida vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Florida, $98,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 10.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.4%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.3%
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)
- -67%
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.