State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Oklahoma vs West Virginia
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In West Virginia, $97,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.4%
Oklahoma vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+37%
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
West Virginia
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $97,960
- p25
- $79,330
- p75
- $120,620
- p10
- $64,010
- p90
- $136,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.