State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In New Jersey, $104,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.4% — not 4.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.9%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $104,660
- p25
- $82,270
- p75
- $134,270
- p10
- $74,640
- p90
- $169,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
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.