State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Florida vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Florida, $117,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 10.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.8%
Florida vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-24.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $117,500
- p25
- $104,630
- p75
- $136,750
- p10
- $82,300
- p90
- $213,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.