State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Virginia vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In Virginia, $97,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 11.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.7%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $97,120
- p25
- $79,150
- p75
- $126,780
- p10
- $74,000
- p90
- $150,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
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.