State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Illinois
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Illinois, $99,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 15%.
Nominal pay gap
+15%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+12.3%
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%
Illinois
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $99,760
- p25
- $79,650
- p75
- $125,990
- p10
- $69,590
- p90
- $157,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -66%
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.