State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: California vs Wyoming
Mining and Geological Engineers in California earn a median of $158,130. In Wyoming, $119,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.3% — not 32.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.9%
California vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+11.3%
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%
Wyoming
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $119,010
- p25
- $112,150
- p75
- $156,510
- p10
- $96,590
- p90
- $158,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.