State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Michigan, $92,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.9% — not 16.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.3%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $92,100
- p25
- $75,470
- p75
- $109,870
- p10
- $63,920
- p90
- $130,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.