State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Michigan
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Michigan, $92,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 24.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.6%
Alaska vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+17%
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%
Michigan
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $92,100
- p25
- $75,470
- p75
- $109,870
- p10
- $63,920
- p90
- $130,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.