State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Arizona vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Arizona, $102,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 18.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.6%
Arizona vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-20.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $102,130
- p25
- $97,130
- p75
- $124,700
- p10
- $82,390
- p90
- $173,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.