State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Pennsylvania vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Pennsylvania, $87,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.7% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.7%
Pennsylvania vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-29.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Pennsylvania
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $87,020
- p25
- $70,710
- p75
- $116,460
- p10
- $48,540
- p90
- $160,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.