State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs Washington
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In Washington, $110,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9% — not 4.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.3%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+9%
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%
Washington
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $110,000
- p25
- $96,230
- p75
- $133,050
- p10
- $81,840
- p90
- $160,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
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.