State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: New York vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In New York, $82,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40% — not 34.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.5%
New York vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-40%
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%
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.