State comparison · 2025
Materials Engineers salary: Alaska vs Washington
Materials Engineers in Washington earn a median of $139,840. In Alaska, $123,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 11.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.8%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $123,360
- p25
- $84,240
- p75
- $134,550
- p10
- $79,970
- p90
- $154,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Washington
Materials Engineers
- Median
- $139,840
- p25
- $122,960
- p75
- $176,290
- p10
- $92,570
- p90
- $199,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -89%
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.