State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Oklahoma vs Virginia
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Virginia, $104,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.4% — not 25.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.4%
Oklahoma vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+44.4%
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
Virginia
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $104,960
- p25
- $78,230
- p75
- $131,730
- p10
- $67,490
- p90
- $157,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.