State comparison · 2025
Civil Engineers salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Civil Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $114,730. In West Virginia, $86,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 32%.
Nominal pay gap
+32%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+15.4%
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%
West Virginia
Civil Engineers
- Median
- $86,930
- p25
- $62,070
- p75
- $112,400
- p10
- $51,640
- p90
- $132,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.