State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Vermont vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Vermont, $95,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.1% — not 13.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.1%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Vermont
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $95,600
- p25
- $78,870
- p75
- $104,770
- p10
- $68,720
- p90
- $129,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.