State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Oregon vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Oregon, $96,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.7% — not 23.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.4%
Oregon vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-26.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $96,210
- p25
- $89,020
- p75
- $127,960
- p10
- $68,640
- p90
- $147,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $125,520
- p25
- $108,170
- p75
- $142,160
- p10
- $83,340
- p90
- $178,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.