State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs Colorado
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In Colorado, $96,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.1% — not 63.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.3%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+52.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Colorado
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $96,820
- p25
- $78,180
- p75
- $123,650
- p10
- $66,870
- p90
- $164,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
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.