State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Rhode Island
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Rhode Island, $99,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 15.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.5%
Alaska vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+15.4%
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%
Rhode Island
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $99,300
- p25
- $79,040
- p75
- $150,160
- p10
- $77,800
- p90
- $151,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.