State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In District of Columbia, $59,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 78.5% — not 66.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.3%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+78.5%
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
District of Columbia
Surveyors
- Median
- $59,860
- p25
- $58,100
- p75
- $105,490
- p10
- $58,100
- p90
- $121,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.