State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: North Carolina vs Oklahoma
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In North Carolina, $70,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 50.3% — not 46.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-46.6%
North Carolina vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
-50.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $70,310
- p25
- $54,580
- p75
- $86,400
- p10
- $51,010
- p90
- $98,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.