State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Iowa vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Iowa, $96,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 12.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.3%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+6.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $96,430
- p25
- $76,760
- p75
- $120,230
- p10
- $64,900
- p90
- $135,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -44%
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.