The annual and hourly salary statistics of mining and geological engineers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of mining and geological engineers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
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Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mining and geological engineers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $157,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,820.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
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| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
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Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for mining and geological engineers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $75.59. The median hourly salary is $40.96. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $29.24.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,200, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the highest paying city for mining and geological engineers in state of Wisconsin, followed by Duluth (median annual salary $81,880). In comparison, the median annual salary of mining and geological engineers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in Duluth.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Duluth |