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State comparison · 2025

Industrial Engineers salary: Alaska vs Delaware

Occupation

Industrial Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $156,510. In Delaware, $120,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.9% — not 30.2%.

Nominal pay gap
+30.2%
Alaska vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+26.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Alaska

Industrial Engineers

Median
$156,510
p25
$117,120
p75
$186,790
p10
$74,980
p90
$218,900
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
102.4
Hiring velocity (180d)
-50%
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Delaware

Industrial Engineers

Median
$120,190
p25
$100,770
p75
$143,000
p10
$81,160
p90
$154,450
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
99.8
Hiring velocity (180d)
+14%
See full breakdown for Delaware

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.