State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs South Carolina
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In South Carolina, $101,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.3% — not 12.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.9%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+3.3%
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%
South Carolina
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $101,600
- p25
- $80,360
- p75
- $131,550
- p10
- $67,950
- p90
- $156,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -72%
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.