State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs Nebraska
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In Nebraska, $100,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 80.1% — not 104.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+104.7%
Alaska vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+80.1%
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%
Nebraska
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $100,800
- p25
- $95,960
- p75
- $135,540
- p10
- $80,880
- p90
- $165,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.