State comparison · 2024
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: South Dakota vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In South Dakota, $105,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.2%
South Dakota vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-6.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $105,170
- p25
- $84,720
- p75
- $105,170
- p10
- $81,720
- p90
- $127,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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 2024. 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.