State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs New York
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In New York, $82,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 87.5% — not 92.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.4%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+87.5%
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%
New York
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $82,200
- p25
- $69,880
- p75
- $122,350
- p10
- $69,880
- p90
- $154,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.