State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs Oklahoma
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In Oklahoma, $153,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 34.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.8%
Alaska vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+15.6%
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%
Oklahoma
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $153,020
- p25
- $124,460
- p75
- $178,470
- p10
- $86,990
- p90
- $221,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.