State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs California
Civil Engineers in California earn a median of $122,500. In Alaska, $114,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 6.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.3%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+1.2%
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%
California
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $122,500
- p25
- $96,590
- p75
- $149,350
- p10
- $77,980
- p90
- $175,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
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.