State comparison · 2025

Surveyors salary: Alaska vs Illinois

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Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In Illinois, $75,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28% — not 31%.

Nominal pay gap

+31%

Alaska vs Illinois

COL-adjusted gap

+28%

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

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Illinois

Surveyors

Median: $75,980
p25: $59,940
p75: $100,380
p10: $46,540
p90: $126,300
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average: 100.0

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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.