State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Surveyors in Alaska earn a median of $99,550. In West Virginia, $61,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.4% — not 61.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.8%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+41.4%
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
West Virginia
Surveyors
- Median
- $61,520
- p25
- $49,340
- p75
- $80,140
- p10
- $37,920
- p90
- $100,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.