State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs Arkansas
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In Arkansas, $51,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63.1% — not 92.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+92.2%
Alaska vs Arkansas
COL-adjusted gap
+63.1%
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
Arkansas
Surveyors
- Median
- $51,800
- p25
- $42,660
- p75
- $65,150
- p10
- $36,380
- p90
- $91,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.