State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Texas vs Utah
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Texas, $100,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.4% — not 19.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.9%
Texas vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
-18.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $100,580
- p25
- $89,960
- p75
- $131,900
- p10
- $79,990
- p90
- $169,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.