State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: New York vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In New York, $103,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 5.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.7%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.5%
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%
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.