State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In District of Columbia, $103,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.5% — not 10.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.4%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+18.5%
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%
District of Columbia
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $103,880
- p25
- $82,120
- p75
- $130,720
- p10
- $78,780
- p90
- $164,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
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.