State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Indiana vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Indiana, $113,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 13.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.7%
Indiana vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $113,640
- p25
- $92,610
- p75
- $131,820
- p10
- $74,200
- p90
- $146,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.