State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Massachusetts
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Massachusetts, $106,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 7.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.5%
Alaska vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+11.1%
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%
Massachusetts
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $106,730
- p25
- $84,570
- p75
- $134,810
- p10
- $78,280
- p90
- $165,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -74%
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.