State comparison · 2025
Chemical Engineers salary: Alaska vs Virginia
Chemical Engineers in Virginia earn a median of $136,380. In Alaska, $106,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 22.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.2%
Alaska vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-23.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $106,080
- p25
- $106,080
- p75
- $122,100
- p10
- $106,080
- p90
- $142,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Virginia
Chemical Engineers
- Median
- $136,380
- p25
- $100,680
- p75
- $156,080
- p10
- $92,540
- p90
- $176,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.