State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Oklahoma vs Pennsylvania
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Pennsylvania, $87,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.2% — not 51.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.3%
Oklahoma vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+68.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Pennsylvania
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $87,020
- p25
- $70,710
- p75
- $116,460
- p10
- $48,540
- p90
- $160,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.