State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Indiana vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Indiana, $113,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 9.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.5%
Indiana vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-4%
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
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.