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State comparison · 2025

Cost Estimators salary: Alaska vs Illinois

Occupation

Cost Estimators in Alaska earn a median of $97,020. In Illinois, $82,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.5% — not 17.2%.

Nominal pay gap
+17.2%
Alaska vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+14.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Alaska

Cost Estimators

Median
$97,020
p25
$64,460
p75
$141,420
p10
$52,020
p90
$163,740
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
102.4
See full breakdown for Alaska

Illinois

Cost Estimators

Median
$82,750
p25
$61,710
p75
$108,240
p10
$49,200
p90
$136,590
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
-74%
See full breakdown for Illinois

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.