State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: New Mexico vs Utah
Petroleum Engineers in Utah earn a median of $172,840. In New Mexico, $99,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38% — not 42.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.2%
New Mexico vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-38%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $99,900
- p25
- $93,200
- p75
- $127,490
- p10
- $76,140
- p90
- $151,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.