State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Minnesota vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Minnesota, $91,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38% — not 30.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.4%
Minnesota vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-38%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $91,610
- p25
- $86,370
- p75
- $108,180
- p10
- $61,550
- p90
- $138,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.