State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs Wisconsin
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In Wisconsin, $95,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.1% — not 64.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.8%
California vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+40.1%
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%
Wisconsin
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $95,950
- p25
- $87,790
- p75
- $150,400
- p10
- $64,660
- p90
- $165,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.