State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Maine vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Maine, $97,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2% — not 11.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.1%
Maine vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $97,820
- p25
- $80,410
- p75
- $113,330
- p10
- $71,080
- p90
- $132,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.