State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs North Carolina
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In North Carolina, $70,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 91.6% — not 124.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+124.9%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+91.6%
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%
North Carolina
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $70,310
- p25
- $54,580
- p75
- $86,400
- p10
- $51,010
- p90
- $98,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.