State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs Ohio
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In Ohio, $86,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.8% — not 83.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+83.4%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+53.8%
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%
Ohio
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $86,210
- p25
- $82,020
- p75
- $133,020
- p10
- $60,800
- p90
- $179,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.