State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In Oklahoma, $131,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 20.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.1%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-4.7%
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%
Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $131,660
- p25
- $102,960
- p75
- $132,580
- p10
- $69,990
- p90
- $178,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.