State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Alabama vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Alabama, $102,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9% — not 18.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.3%
Alabama vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $102,530
- p25
- $72,490
- p75
- $124,990
- p10
- $57,540
- p90
- $183,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $125,520
- p25
- $108,170
- p75
- $142,160
- p10
- $83,340
- p90
- $178,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.