State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Nebraska vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Nebraska, $103,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.4% — not 6.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.2%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+11.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $103,150
- p25
- $80,410
- p75
- $125,930
- p10
- $68,950
- p90
- $149,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +57%
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.