State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Colorado vs Nebraska
Petroleum Engineers in Colorado earn a median of $172,190. In Nebraska, $100,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.3% — not 70.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.8%
Colorado vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+49.3%
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
Nebraska
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $100,800
- p25
- $95,960
- p75
- $135,540
- p10
- $80,880
- p90
- $165,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.