State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Alabama vs Alaska
Chemical Engineers in Alabama earn a median of $135,030. In Alaska, $106,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.8% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.3%
Alabama vs Alaska
COL-adjusted gap
+46.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $135,030
- p25
- $96,820
- p75
- $141,840
- p10
- $77,750
- p90
- $164,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Alaska
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $106,080
- p25
- $106,080
- p75
- $122,100
- p10
- $106,080
- p90
- $142,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.