State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Texas
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Texas, $96,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 18.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.4%
Alaska vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+12.3%
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%
Texas
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $96,860
- p25
- $77,200
- p75
- $127,340
- p10
- $63,240
- p90
- $164,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -64%
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.