State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Tennessee vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Tennessee, $95,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.5% — not 12.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.8%
Tennessee vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+1.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $95,910
- p25
- $76,900
- p75
- $123,160
- p10
- $65,090
- p90
- $154,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.