State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs Washington
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In Washington, $85,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.5% — not 16.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.3%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+21.5%
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
Washington
Surveyors
- Median
- $85,610
- p25
- $76,000
- p75
- $119,060
- p10
- $63,860
- p90
- $134,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.