State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Alaska vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Alaska, $124,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 5.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.3%
Alaska vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-18.8%
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%
Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $131,660
- p25
- $102,960
- p75
- $132,580
- p10
- $69,990
- p90
- $178,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.