State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Iowa
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Iowa, $96,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2% — not 19%.
Nominal pay gap
+19%
Alaska vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+2%
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%
Iowa
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $96,430
- p25
- $76,760
- p75
- $120,230
- p10
- $64,900
- p90
- $135,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -44%
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.