State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Oklahoma vs South Dakota
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In South Dakota, $105,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 25.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.2%
Oklahoma vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+26.3%
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 Dakota
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $105,170
- p25
- $84,720
- p75
- $105,170
- p10
- $81,720
- p90
- $127,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.