State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Ohio vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Ohio, $96,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.9% — not 12.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.5%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+0.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $96,220
- p25
- $77,820
- p75
- $124,930
- p10
- $65,170
- p90
- $144,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -77%
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.