State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In North Dakota, $98,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 10.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.7%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+7.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $98,190
- p25
- $76,950
- p75
- $117,060
- p10
- $63,290
- p90
- $143,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.