State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Maryland vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Maryland, $100,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.7% — not 8.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.5%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $100,680
- p25
- $81,640
- p75
- $126,620
- p10
- $75,550
- p90
- $152,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -53%
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.