State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Colorado vs New Jersey
Petroleum Engineers in Colorado earn a median of $172,190. In New Jersey, $140,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.1% — not 22.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.3%
Colorado vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+29.1%
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
New Jersey
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $140,800
- p25
- $98,800
- p75
- $171,430
- p10
- $75,760
- p90
- —
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.