State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Oklahoma vs Wyoming
Mining and Geological Engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of $131,660. In Wyoming, $119,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 10.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.6%
Oklahoma vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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
Wyoming
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $119,010
- p25
- $112,150
- p75
- $156,510
- p10
- $96,590
- p90
- $158,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.