State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Idaho
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Idaho, $98,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.1% — not 17%.
Nominal pay gap
+17%
Alaska vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+9.1%
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%
Idaho
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $98,030
- p25
- $78,990
- p75
- $113,160
- p10
- $67,250
- p90
- $141,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -27%
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.