State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs California
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In California, $143,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.3% — not 43.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.7%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+55.3%
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%
California
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $143,590
- p25
- $126,500
- p75
- $171,980
- p10
- $61,780
- p90
- $207,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
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.