State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Arizona
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Arizona, $89,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.8% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
+28%
Alaska vs Arizona
COL-adjusted gap
+25.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $114,730
- p25
- $94,960
- p75
- $134,280
- p10
- $78,940
- p90
- $163,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
Arizona
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $89,660
- p25
- $76,340
- p75
- $109,930
- p10
- $63,740
- p90
- $138,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.