State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: New York vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In New York, $82,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.2% — not 37.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.6%
New York vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-49.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $82,200
- p25
- $69,880
- p75
- $122,350
- p10
- $69,880
- p90
- $154,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.