State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Colorado vs West Virginia
Petroleum Engineers in Colorado earn a median of $172,190. In West Virginia, $93,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.1% — not 84.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+84.4%
Colorado vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+60.1%
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
West Virginia
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $93,360
- p25
- $82,370
- p75
- $148,350
- p10
- $79,860
- p90
- $220,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.