State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs Mississippi
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In Mississippi, $58,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44% — not 69.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.5%
Alaska vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+44%
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
Mississippi
Surveyors
- Median
- $58,720
- p25
- $47,080
- p75
- $77,920
- p10
- $38,840
- p90
- $96,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.