State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In South Dakota, $98,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.4% — not 10.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.3%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+8.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $98,700
- p25
- $80,560
- p75
- $115,180
- p10
- $70,050
- p90
- $127,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.