State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Tennessee
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Tennessee, $95,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 19.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.6%
Alaska vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+7.4%
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%
Tennessee
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $95,910
- p25
- $76,900
- p75
- $123,160
- p10
- $65,090
- p90
- $154,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.