State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs Minnesota
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In Minnesota, $91,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.7% — not 72.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.6%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+53.7%
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%
Minnesota
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $91,610
- p25
- $86,370
- p75
- $108,180
- p10
- $61,550
- p90
- $138,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.