SOC 17-2151 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers — North Carolina
North Carolina
The median wage for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers in North Carolina is $70,310 per year, substantially below the national median of $106,220 — a gap of 33.8%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow more slowly than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +0.7%
- Openings per year
- 400
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for North Carolina.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers in North Carolina is $70,310 per year, substantially below the national median of $106,220 — a gap of 33.8%. Pay ranges from under $51,010 at the tenth percentile to more than $98,460 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $54,580 to $86,400.
Among the 28 states with published data for this occupation, North Carolina ranks 28th by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 228th of 745 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $51,010 | −52.0% |
| 25th | $54,580 | −48.6% |
| Median (50th) | $70,310 | −33.8% |
| 75th | $86,400 | −18.7% |
| 90th | $98,460 | −7.3% |
| Mean | $74,840 | −29.5% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in North Carolina run 5.7% below the national average, so the median of $70,310 goes as far as $74,560 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 29.8% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$70,310as reported by BLSLocal price level
94.3US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$74,560US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $70,310 a year, 33.8% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $51,010 to $98,460 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- It ranks 28th of 28 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers in North Carolina?
The median annual wage is $70,310, or $33.80 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $106,220, so pay in North Carolina is 33.8% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in North Carolina earns more than $98,460 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $51,010 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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