State comparison · 2025
Mining and Geological Engineers salary: Utah vs Wyoming
Mining and Geological Engineers in Utah earn a median of $125,520. In Wyoming, $119,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.1% — not 5.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+5.5%
Utah vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
-1.1%
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%
Wyoming
Mining and Geological Engineers
- Median
- $119,010
- p25
- $112,150
- p75
- $156,510
- p10
- $96,590
- p90
- $158,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.