State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs Delaware
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In Delaware, $82,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.6% — not 27.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.1%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+14.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Surveyors
- Median
- $105,330
- p25
- $78,500
- p75
- $134,250
- p10
- $59,310
- p90
- $160,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Delaware
Surveyors
- Median
- $82,890
- p25
- $73,990
- p75
- $99,580
- p10
- $63,200
- p90
- $126,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.