State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Arkansas
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Arkansas, $85,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 34.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.9%
Alaska vs Arkansas
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
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%
Arkansas
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $85,020
- p25
- $64,500
- p75
- $105,090
- p10
- $44,810
- p90
- $132,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
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.