State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs Idaho
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In Idaho, $123,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.9%
California vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+10.3%
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%
Idaho
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $123,680
- p25
- $100,520
- p75
- $124,540
- p10
- $66,600
- p90
- $134,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.