State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Utah vs West Virginia
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In West Virginia, $97,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.1%
Utah vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+16%
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%
West Virginia
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $97,960
- p25
- $79,330
- p75
- $120,620
- p10
- $64,010
- p90
- $136,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.