State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Louisiana, $105,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 4.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.2%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+16.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $105,380
- p25
- $78,770
- p75
- $127,940
- p10
- $64,570
- p90
- $156,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -32%
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.