State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: Alaska vs Montana
Industrial Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $156,510. In Montana, $104,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.5% — not 49.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.9%
Alaska vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+38.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $156,510
- p25
- $117,120
- p75
- $186,790
- p10
- $74,980
- p90
- $218,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Montana
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $104,430
- p25
- $84,300
- p75
- $139,420
- p10
- $76,920
- p90
- $175,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.