State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: North Carolina vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In North Carolina, $70,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.3% — not 44%.
Nominal pay gap
-44%
North Carolina vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-41.3%
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%
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.