State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Montana vs Utah
Petroleum Engineers in Utah earn a median of $172,840. In Montana, $104,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.1% — not 39.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.8%
Montana vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-37.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $104,060
- p25
- $80,380
- p75
- $137,540
- p10
- $77,450
- p90
- $155,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
Utah
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $172,840
- p25
- $122,000
- p75
- $186,860
- p10
- $101,490
- p90
- $212,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.