State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs Kansas
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In Kansas, $75,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 38.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.8%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+13%
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
Kansas
Surveyors
- Median
- $75,860
- p25
- $63,200
- p75
- $95,260
- p10
- $50,320
- p90
- $100,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.