State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs Pennsylvania
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In Pennsylvania, $101,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 93% — not 102.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+102.5%
Alaska vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+93%
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%
Pennsylvania
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $101,880
- p25
- $96,040
- p75
- $138,890
- p10
- $77,220
- p90
- $175,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.