State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: North Dakota vs Utah
Petroleum Engineers in Utah earn a median of $172,840. In North Dakota, $132,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 23.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.6%
North Dakota vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-15.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $132,120
- p25
- $98,510
- p75
- $158,280
- p10
- $82,530
- p90
- $170,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.