State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs New Jersey
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In New Jersey, $104,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 9.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.6%
Alaska vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+16.5%
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%
New Jersey
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $104,660
- p25
- $82,270
- p75
- $134,270
- p10
- $74,640
- p90
- $169,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
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.