State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Oregon vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Oregon, $105,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1% — not 4.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.3%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $105,250
- p25
- $82,580
- p75
- $135,870
- p10
- $77,560
- p90
- $166,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -59%
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.