State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs Louisiana
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In Louisiana, $139,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 47.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.7%
Alaska vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
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%
Louisiana
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $139,640
- p25
- $89,880
- p75
- $178,810
- p10
- $43,440
- p90
- $221,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.