State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Massachusetts, $106,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.9% — not 3%.
Nominal pay gap
-3%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-1.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $106,730
- p25
- $84,570
- p75
- $134,810
- p10
- $78,280
- p90
- $165,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -74%
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.