State comparison · 2024
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Maryland vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Maryland, $93,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.7% — not 29.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.1%
Maryland vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-40.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $93,360
- p25
- $89,220
- p75
- $99,250
- p10
- $76,690
- p90
- $100,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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 2024. 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.