State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Kentucky vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Kentucky, $103,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.6% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.5%
Kentucky vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-23.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kentucky
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $103,300
- p25
- $83,380
- p75
- $127,820
- p10
- $76,120
- p90
- $139,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.