State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs North Dakota
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In North Dakota, $98,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.6% — not 16.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.8%
Alaska vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+1.6%
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 Dakota
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $98,190
- p25
- $76,950
- p75
- $117,060
- p10
- $63,290
- p90
- $143,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- 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.