State comparison · 2024
Petroleum Engineers salary: Arkansas vs Colorado
Petroleum Engineers in Colorado earn a median of $172,190. In Arkansas, $102,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.6% — not 40.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.7%
Arkansas vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
-29.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $102,110
- p25
- $95,640
- p75
- $150,020
- p10
- $80,800
- p90
- $170,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
Colorado
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $172,190
- p25
- $112,070
- p75
- $214,220
- p10
- $92,590
- p90
- $264,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. 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.