State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Montana vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Montana, $105,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.7% — not 19.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.9%
Montana vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-25.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $105,410
- p25
- $98,200
- p75
- $106,350
- p10
- $78,690
- p90
- $129,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.