State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Colorado vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Colorado, $96,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.4% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.5%
Colorado vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-37.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $96,820
- p25
- $78,180
- p75
- $123,650
- p10
- $66,870
- p90
- $164,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $131,660
- p25
- $102,960
- p75
- $132,580
- p10
- $69,990
- p90
- $178,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.