State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs Nevada
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In Nevada, $107,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.9% — not 47.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.1%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+32.9%
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%
Nevada
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $107,500
- p25
- $97,810
- p75
- $131,210
- p10
- $85,590
- p90
- $162,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -54%
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.