State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Utah vs Wisconsin
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Wisconsin, $95,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
Utah vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+24.5%
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%
Wisconsin
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $95,950
- p25
- $87,790
- p75
- $150,400
- p10
- $64,660
- p90
- $165,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.