State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Industrial Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $156,510. In District of Columbia, $103,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 62.6% — not 51.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.5%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+62.6%
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%
District of Columbia
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $103,300
- p25
- $89,990
- p75
- $122,760
- p10
- $81,240
- p90
- $153,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -68%
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.