State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs Iowa
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In Iowa, $77,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 29.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.1%
Alaska vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+10.7%
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
Iowa
Surveyors
- Median
- $77,090
- p25
- $68,580
- p75
- $102,220
- p10
- $47,830
- p90
- $129,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.