State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs Kansas
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In Kansas, $115,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57% — not 78.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.4%
Alaska vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+57%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $206,290
- p25
- $174,050
- p75
- $219,480
- p10
- $129,150
- p90
- $277,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
Kansas
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $115,640
- p25
- $92,650
- p75
- $127,820
- p10
- $65,510
- p90
- $195,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.