State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Virginia
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Virginia, $97,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 18.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.1%
Alaska vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+16.6%
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%
Virginia
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $97,120
- p25
- $79,150
- p75
- $126,780
- p10
- $74,000
- p90
- $150,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
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.