State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs New Jersey
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In New Jersey, $77,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.1% — not 29%.
Nominal pay gap
+29%
Alaska vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+37.1%
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
New Jersey
Surveyors
- Median
- $77,160
- p25
- $65,070
- p75
- $100,490
- p10
- $58,240
- p90
- $132,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.