State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs North Dakota
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In North Dakota, $132,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.7% — not 56.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.1%
Alaska vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+35.7%
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%
North Dakota
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $132,120
- p25
- $98,510
- p75
- $158,280
- p10
- $82,530
- p90
- $170,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.