State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs New York
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In New York, $78,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.2%
Alaska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+33%
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 York
Surveyors
- Median
- $78,870
- p25
- $63,600
- p75
- $103,540
- p10
- $53,390
- p90
- $126,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.