State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Florida vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Florida, $117,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 6.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.4%
Florida vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-10.5%
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
Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $125,520
- p25
- $108,170
- p75
- $142,160
- p10
- $83,340
- p90
- $178,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.