State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Civil Engineers in Washington earn a median of $110,000. In West Virginia, $86,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.8% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.5%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+5.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
West Virginia
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $86,930
- p25
- $62,070
- p75
- $112,400
- p10
- $51,640
- p90
- $132,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.