State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs North Carolina
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In North Carolina, $100,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.9% — not 13.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.9%
Alaska vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+4.9%
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%
North Carolina
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $100,730
- p25
- $79,140
- p75
- $125,730
- p10
- $70,760
- p90
- $160,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.