State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Texas vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Texas, $96,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3% — not 11.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.9%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $96,860
- p25
- $77,200
- p75
- $127,340
- p10
- $63,240
- p90
- $164,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.