State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Illinois vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Illinois, $99,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3% — not 9.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.3%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
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.