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State comparison · 2025

Surveyors salary: Alaska vs Kansas

Occupation

Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In Kansas, $75,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.5% — not 31.2%.

Nominal pay gap
+31.2%
Alaska vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+15.5%
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
See full breakdown for Alaska

Kansas

Surveyors

Median
$75,860
p25
$63,200
p75
$95,260
p10
$50,320
p90
$100,920
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
See full breakdown for Kansas

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.