State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Alaska vs California
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In Alaska, $124,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.8% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.2%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-14.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $124,630
- p25
- $98,870
- p75
- $141,080
- p10
- $83,670
- p90
- $199,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
California
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $158,130
- p25
- $122,120
- p75
- $169,770
- p10
- $84,430
- p90
- $175,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.