How much do Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $48,540 and the 90th percentile is $181,330. The difference is $132,790, which is 177.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,340 to the 75th at $114,390, covers $53,050.

The mean annual wage is $94,010, which sits above the median of $74,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 29.5% lower than the national median of $106,220 for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,116, which is 25.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.9% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $87,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $74,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers at $79,116 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Wheeling, WV-OH is 62 miles away, with a median of $117,670 and employment of 30. That median is 57.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,227, against $79,116 here.
• Charleston, WV is 174 miles away, with a median of $84,450 and employment of 70. That median is 12.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,190, against $79,116 here.
• Beckley, WV is 190 miles away, with a median of $81,370 and employment of 140. That median is 8.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,080, against $79,116 here.