State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs Louisiana
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In Louisiana, $63,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.8% — not 57.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.7%
Alaska vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+35.8%
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
Louisiana
Surveyors
- Median
- $63,140
- p25
- $48,660
- p75
- $91,260
- p10
- $38,810
- p90
- $111,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.