State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In South Dakota, $98,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.6% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.2%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+0.6%
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 Dakota
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $98,700
- p25
- $80,560
- p75
- $115,180
- p10
- $70,050
- p90
- $127,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.