State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Colorado vs Montana
Petroleum Engineers in Colorado earn a median of $172,190. In Montana, $104,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.8% — not 65.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.5%
Colorado vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+51.8%
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
Montana
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $104,060
- p25
- $80,380
- p75
- $137,540
- p10
- $77,450
- p90
- $155,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.