State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: New York vs Texas
Civil Engineers in New York earn a median of $103,760. In Texas, $96,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.6% — not 7.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.1%
New York vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
-3.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $103,760
- p25
- $84,740
- p75
- $135,920
- p10
- $77,290
- p90
- $169,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
Texas
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $96,860
- p25
- $77,200
- p75
- $127,340
- p10
- $63,240
- p90
- $164,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.