State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Colorado vs Ohio
Petroleum Engineers in Colorado earn a median of $172,190. In Ohio, $99,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.1% — not 73.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.5%
Colorado vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+56.1%
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
Ohio
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $99,260
- p25
- $93,760
- p75
- $134,940
- p10
- $79,010
- p90
- $139,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.