State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs Texas
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In Texas, $164,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.7% — not 25.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.1%
Alaska vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+18.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $206,290
- p25
- $174,050
- p75
- $219,480
- p10
- $129,150
- p90
- $277,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
Texas
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $164,860
- p25
- $123,450
- p75
- $220,330
- p10
- $89,990
- p90
- $283,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -79%
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.