State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Petroleum Engineers in Alaska earn a median of $206,290. In West Virginia, $93,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 93.1% — not 121%.
Nominal pay gap
+121%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+93.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $206,290
- p25
- $174,050
- p75
- $219,480
- p10
- $129,150
- p90
- $277,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
West Virginia
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $93,360
- p25
- $82,370
- p75
- $148,350
- p10
- $79,860
- p90
- $220,130
- 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.