State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Indiana vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Indiana, $98,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.5% — not 10.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.7%
Indiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+2.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $98,270
- p25
- $77,510
- p75
- $121,550
- p10
- $64,200
- p90
- $140,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.