State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs Louisiana
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In Louisiana, $63,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.9% — not 66.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.8%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+32.9%
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
Louisiana
Surveyors
- Median
- $63,140
- p25
- $48,660
- p75
- $91,260
- p10
- $38,810
- p90
- $111,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.