State comparison · 2025
Petroleum Engineers salary: Utah vs West Virginia
Petroleum Engineers in Utah earn a median of $172,840. In West Virginia, $93,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.5% — not 85.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+85.1%
Utah vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+67.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $172,840
- p25
- $122,000
- p75
- $186,860
- p10
- $101,490
- p90
- $212,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
West Virginia
Petroleum Engineers
- Median
- $93,360
- p25
- $82,370
- p75
- $148,350
- p10
- $79,860
- p90
- $220,130
- 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.