State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs Montana
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In Montana, $104,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 83.1% — not 98.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+98.2%
Alaska vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+83.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $206,290
- p25
- $174,050
- p75
- $219,480
- p10
- $129,150
- p90
- $277,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
Montana
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $104,060
- p25
- $80,380
- p75
- $137,540
- p10
- $77,450
- p90
- $155,590
- 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.