State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs New Mexico
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In New Mexico, $99,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 85.9% — not 106.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+106.5%
Alaska vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+85.9%
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%
New Mexico
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $99,900
- p25
- $93,200
- p75
- $127,490
- p10
- $76,140
- p90
- $151,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.