State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Oklahoma vs South Carolina
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In South Carolina, $98,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.2% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.3%
Oklahoma vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+42.2%
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
South Carolina
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $98,790
- p25
- $82,240
- p75
- $128,430
- p10
- $68,090
- p90
- $139,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
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.