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State comparison · 2025

Surveyors salary: Alaska vs Arizona

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Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In Arizona, $77,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 28.5%.

Nominal pay gap
+28.5%
Alaska vs Arizona
COL-adjusted gap
+26.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Alaska

Surveyors

Median
$99,550
p25
$81,050
p75
$126,390
p10
$73,520
p90
$142,980
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
102.4
See full breakdown for Alaska

Arizona

Surveyors

Median
$77,490
p25
$59,390
p75
$94,730
p10
$48,940
p90
$110,950
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.7
See full breakdown for Arizona

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.