State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs Arkansas
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In Arkansas, $102,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 71.4% — not 102%.
Nominal pay gap
+102%
Alaska vs Arkansas
COL-adjusted gap
+71.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $206,290
- p25
- $174,050
- p75
- $219,480
- p10
- $129,150
- p90
- $277,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
Arkansas
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $102,110
- p25
- $95,640
- p75
- $150,020
- p10
- $80,800
- p90
- $170,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.