State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs Kentucky
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In Kentucky, $103,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.7% — not 53.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.1%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+24.7%
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%
Kentucky
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $103,300
- p25
- $83,380
- p75
- $127,820
- p10
- $76,120
- p90
- $139,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.