State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Minnesota
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Minnesota, $101,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.9% — not 13.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.1%
Alaska vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+8.9%
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%
Minnesota
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $101,480
- p25
- $80,500
- p75
- $129,670
- p10
- $65,840
- p90
- $159,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -84%
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.