State comparison · 2024
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Maryland vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Maryland, $93,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.9% — not 25.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.6%
Maryland vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-29.9%
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
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 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.