State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Montana vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Montana, $105,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.2% — not 16%.
Nominal pay gap
-16%
Montana vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-12.2%
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
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 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.