State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs Pennsylvania
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In Pennsylvania, $87,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.2% — not 81.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.7%
California vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+60.2%
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%
Pennsylvania
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $87,020
- p25
- $70,710
- p75
- $116,460
- p10
- $48,540
- p90
- $160,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.