State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In North Carolina, $100,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 8.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-8.4%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+3.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $100,730
- p25
- $79,140
- p75
- $125,730
- p10
- $70,760
- p90
- $160,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.