State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs North Dakota
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In North Dakota, $79,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9% — not 25.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.4%
Alaska vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+9%
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
North Dakota
Surveyors
- Median
- $79,360
- p25
- $74,700
- p75
- $109,260
- p10
- $52,680
- p90
- $127,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.