Highest-paying Cities for Mining and Geological Engineers

The top 100 highest paying cities for mining and geological engineers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of mining and geological engineers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $145,680, Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is the highest paying city for mining and geological engineers. It is followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (average annual salary $145,680). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of mining and geological engineers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Mining and Geological Engineers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$145,680	$78,150	200
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$145,680	$77,560	60
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$142,620	$87,360	30
4	Kansas City, Missouri	$134,400	$69,650	30
5	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$131,700	$66,480	50
6	Midland, Texas	$131,030	$99,340	70
7	Boulder, Colorado	$130,600	$104,190	n/a
8	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$129,810	$84,950	60
9	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$129,640	$93,770	110
10	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$128,930	$68,230	40
11	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$128,020	$61,210	40
12	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$127,290	$77,190	80
13	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$125,230	$88,380	60
14	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$121,060	$79,790	50
15	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$119,680	$69,400	40
16	Billings, Montana	$114,760	$53,230	n/a
17	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$106,920	$60,050	200
18	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$106,450	$84,910	50
19	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$105,600	$57,870	190
20	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$105,490	$65,770	110
21	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$105,020	$81,250	40
22	Anchorage, Alaska	$104,500	$58,600	140
23	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$104,020	$62,420	100
24	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$103,590	$82,600	80
25	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$101,910	$81,700	70
26	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$101,880	$75,250	30
27	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$101,270	$64,380	250
28	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$100,940	$31,310	110
29	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$100,150	$82,300	50
30	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$99,810	$79,630	180
31	Beckley, West Virginia	$99,300	$60,260	40
32	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$99,260	$74,480	60
33	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$99,170	$74,380	n/a
34	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$98,810	$81,270	290
35	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$98,400	$79,600	50
36	Charleston, West Virginia	$98,290	$64,670	40
37	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$98,190	$65,180	40
38	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$97,590	$90,650	110
39	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$97,410	$76,940	190
40	Tucson, Arizona	$97,340	$78,630	90
41	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$95,050	$48,780	90
42	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$94,930	$57,860	80
43	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$94,610	$52,850	50
44	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$94,500	$70,430	60
45	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$94,130	$73,320	30
46	Wheeling, West Virginia	$93,150	$66,070	40
47	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$93,140	$76,610	110
48	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$92,680	$59,620	40
49	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$92,590	$67,690	50
50	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$92,580	$57,580	30
51	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$92,420	$66,730	30
52	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$92,290	$60,420	60
53	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$92,270	$69,770	40
54	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$92,180	$79,210	50
55	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$91,930	$66,840	n/a
56	Fairbanks, Alaska	$91,680	$58,330	30
57	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$91,460	$70,490	30
58	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$90,810	$53,410	40
59	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$89,620	$71,880	40
60	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$86,800	$65,820	290
61	Richmond, Virginia	$86,370	$73,670	n/a
62	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$86,300	$37,570	40
63	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$86,200	$46,350	50
64	Columbus, Ohio	$84,990	$51,270	40
65	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$84,920	$63,590	40
66	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$83,160	$58,510	40
67	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$83,160	$52,120	30
68	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$82,810	$62,890	40
69	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$82,790	$54,690	40
70	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$82,720	$54,420	40
71	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$82,710	$62,180	40
72	Duluth, Wisconsin	$82,660	$82,200	40
73	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$82,570	$50,270	n/a
74	Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$82,550	$47,970	n/a
75	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$81,970	$45,020	150
76	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$81,610	$64,570	140
77	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$81,420	$45,270	30
78	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$80,490	$64,980	30
79	Salt Lake City, Utah	$80,410	$64,300	140
80	Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$79,650	$64,310	200
81	Knoxville, Tennessee	$79,540	$43,300	50
82	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$79,470	$52,550	30
83	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$78,800	$38,200	30
84	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$78,080	$78,060	50
85	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$78,060	$62,330	40
86	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$77,890	$44,440	70
87	Evansville, Kentucky	$77,490	$51,600	30
88	St Louis, Missouri	$76,680	$76,660	50
89	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$76,300	$47,450	390
90	Lafayette, Louisiana	$75,750	$36,800	n/a
91	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$74,480	$60,140	n/a
92	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$73,700	$48,660	n/a
93	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$73,290	$40,600	30
94	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$72,910	$57,790	50
95	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$71,400	$55,140	60
96	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$71,250	$52,410	40
97	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$70,510	$53,380	60
98	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$69,480	$51,250	n/a
99	Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$69,380	$53,860	90
100	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$69,100	$55,470	70

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for mining and geological engineers.