State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs South Carolina
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In South Carolina, $63,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.9% — not 57.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.3%
Alaska vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+43.9%
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
South Carolina
Surveyors
- Median
- $63,300
- p25
- $50,610
- p75
- $83,410
- p10
- $44,710
- p90
- $100,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.