State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: California vs Utah
Petroleum Engineers in Utah earn a median of $172,840. In California, $143,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.8% — not 16.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.9%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-25.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $143,590
- p25
- $126,500
- p75
- $171,980
- p10
- $61,780
- p90
- $207,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
Utah
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $172,840
- p25
- $122,000
- p75
- $186,860
- p10
- $101,490
- p90
- $212,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.