State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In South Carolina, $101,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 7.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.6%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+5.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $101,600
- p25
- $80,360
- p75
- $131,550
- p10
- $67,950
- p90
- $156,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
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.