State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Utah vs Virginia
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Virginia, $104,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.2% — not 19.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.6%
Utah vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+22.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Virginia
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $104,960
- p25
- $78,230
- p75
- $131,730
- p10
- $67,490
- p90
- $157,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.