State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Colorado vs Pennsylvania
Petroleum Engineers in Colorado earn a median of $172,190. In Pennsylvania, $101,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60% — not 69%.
Nominal pay gap
+69%
Colorado vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+60%
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
Pennsylvania
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $101,880
- p25
- $96,040
- p75
- $138,890
- p10
- $77,220
- p90
- $175,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.