State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Oklahoma vs Tennessee
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Tennessee, $100,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.3% — not 31.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.1%
Oklahoma vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+37.3%
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
Tennessee
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $100,390
- p25
- $66,270
- p75
- $112,990
- p10
- $54,390
- p90
- $130,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- 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.