State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Alaska vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Alaska, $124,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.1% — not 0.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-0.7%
Alaska vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-4.1%
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%
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.