State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Illinois vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Illinois, $107,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 14.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.2%
Illinois vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-15.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $107,690
- p25
- $93,590
- p75
- $131,160
- p10
- $68,990
- p90
- $157,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.