State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: South Carolina vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In South Carolina, $98,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.9% — not 21.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.3%
South Carolina vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-16.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $98,790
- p25
- $82,240
- p75
- $128,430
- p10
- $68,090
- p90
- $139,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
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.