State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Ohio vs Utah
Petroleum Engineers in Utah earn a median of $172,840. In Ohio, $99,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.8% — not 42.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-42.6%
Ohio vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-38.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $99,260
- p25
- $93,760
- p75
- $134,940
- p10
- $79,010
- p90
- $139,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.