State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Idaho vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Idaho, $123,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.6% — not 6.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.1%
Idaho vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-13.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $123,680
- p25
- $100,520
- p75
- $124,540
- p10
- $66,600
- p90
- $134,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.