State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Tennessee vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Tennessee, $100,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.9% — not 20%.
Nominal pay gap
-20%
Tennessee vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-13.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $100,390
- p25
- $66,270
- p75
- $112,990
- p10
- $54,390
- p90
- $130,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.