State wages ยท Cost of living
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $105,820. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $96,290. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($64,200).
National median
$64,200
Highest state median
$105,820
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$96,290
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $44,340Higher: $96,290Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $105,820 | +64.8% | 109.901 | $96,290 | 1 |
| Oregon | $86,170 | +34.2% | 103.361 | $83,370 | 2 |
| Minnesota | $78,220 | +21.8% | 98.621 | $79,310 | 3 |
| Iowa | $65,190 | +1.5% | 87.762 | $74,280 | 4 |
| Illinois | $73,520 | +14.5% | 99.958 | $73,550 | 5 |
| California | $81,240 | +26.5% | 110.72 | $73,370 | 6 |
| Washington | $78,110 | +21.7% | 107.013 | $72,990 | 7 |
| Connecticut | $75,230 | +17.2% | 103.61 | $72,610 | 8 |
| Nevada | $72,330 | +12.7% | 99.979 | $72,350 | 9 |
| Nebraska | $64,700 | +0.8% | 90.103 | $71,810 | 10 |
| Louisiana | $63,050 | -1.8% | 88.207 | $71,480 | 11 |
| Colorado | $72,760 | +13.3% | 103.052 | $70,610 | 12 |
| North Dakota | $62,550 | -2.6% | 88.959 | $70,310 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | $61,510 | -4.2% | 87.843 | $70,020 | 14 |
| Missouri | $63,320 | -1.4% | 90.817 | $69,720 | 15 |
| Arizona | $69,800 | +8.7% | 100.677 | $69,330 | 16 |
| Indiana | $64,050 | -0.2% | 93.329 | $68,630 | 17 |
| Wisconsin | $64,310 | +0.2% | 94.095 | $68,350 | 18 |
| Vermont | $66,750 | +4.0% | 97.958 | $68,140 | 19 |
| Tennessee | $61,920 | -3.6% | 91.87 | $67,400 | 20 |
| South Dakota | $59,650 | -7.1% | 88.586 | $67,340 | 21 |
| Idaho | $63,460 | -1.2% | 95.494 | $66,450 | 22 |
| Ohio | $61,220 | -4.6% | 92.774 | $65,990 | 23 |
| New Mexico | $60,360 | -6.0% | 92.212 | $65,460 | 24 |
| West Virginia | $58,440 | -9.0% | 89.497 | $65,300 | 25 |
| Kansas | $58,700 | -8.6% | 90.068 | $65,170 | 26 |
| Virginia | $65,480 | +2.0% | 101.104 | $64,760 | 27 |
| North Carolina | $60,460 | -5.8% | 94.326 | $64,100 | 28 |
| Maine | $61,860 | -3.6% | 97.05 | $63,740 | 29 |
| Pennsylvania | $62,160 | -3.2% | 97.572 | $63,710 | 30 |
| Rhode Island | $64,620 | +0.7% | 102.28 | $63,180 | 31 |
| Michigan | $60,710 | -5.4% | 96.217 | $63,100 | 32 |
| Texas | $61,190 | -4.7% | 97.057 | $63,050 | 33 |
| Florida | $64,740 | +0.8% | 103.414 | $62,600 | 34 |
| Utah | $61,770 | -3.8% | 98.864 | $62,480 | 35 |
| South Carolina | $58,380 | -9.1% | 93.749 | $62,270 | 36 |
| Wyoming | $57,700 | -10.1% | 92.691 | $62,250 | 37 |
| Montana | $58,740 | -8.5% | 94.645 | $62,060 | 38 |
| Massachusetts | $64,470 | +0.4% | 105.757 | $60,960 | 39 |
| Hawaii | $66,410 | +3.4% | 109.951 | $60,400 | 40 |
| New Jersey | $64,990 | +1.2% | 108.805 | $59,730 | 41 |
| Georgia | $57,400 | -10.6% | 96.293 | $59,610 | 42 |
| Kentucky | $53,450 | -16.7% | 90.159 | $59,280 | 43 |
| New York | $63,790 | -0.6% | 107.921 | $59,110 | 44 |
| Alabama | $51,720 | -19.4% | 88.823 | $58,230 | 45 |
| Maryland | $60,450 | -5.8% | 104.959 | $57,590 | 46 |
| New Hampshire | $59,930 | -6.7% | 104.165 | $57,530 | 47 |
| Arkansas | $49,620 | -22.7% | 86.937 | $57,080 | 48 |
| Delaware | $56,880 | -11.4% | 99.808 | $56,990 | 49 |
| Mississippi | $46,540 | -27.5% | 86.953 | $53,520 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.