State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Montana
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Montana, $93,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.9% — not 23.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.3%
Alaska vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+13.9%
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%
Montana
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $93,070
- p25
- $76,770
- p75
- $105,980
- p10
- $62,230
- p90
- $129,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.