State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Colorado vs Louisiana
Petroleum Engineers in Colorado earn a median of $172,190. In Louisiana, $139,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 23.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.3%
Colorado vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+5.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $172,190
- p25
- $112,070
- p75
- $214,220
- p10
- $92,590
- p90
- $264,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
Louisiana
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $139,640
- p25
- $89,880
- p75
- $178,810
- p10
- $43,440
- p90
- $221,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.