State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Louisiana
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Louisiana, $105,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.2% — not 8.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.9%
Alaska vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-6.2%
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%
Louisiana
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $105,380
- p25
- $78,770
- p75
- $127,940
- p10
- $64,570
- p90
- $156,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -32%
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.