State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs Ohio
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In Ohio, $99,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 88.3% — not 107.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+107.8%
Alaska vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+88.3%
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%
Ohio
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $99,260
- p25
- $93,760
- p75
- $134,940
- p10
- $79,010
- p90
- $139,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.