State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs South Dakota
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In South Dakota, $77,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.6% — not 29%.
Nominal pay gap
+29%
Alaska vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+11.6%
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 Dakota
Surveyors
- Median
- $77,190
- p25
- $68,890
- p75
- $100,580
- p10
- $59,690
- p90
- $122,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.