State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs Maine
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In Maine, $83,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11% — not 26.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.6%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+11%
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
Maine
Surveyors
- Median
- $83,200
- p25
- $61,480
- p75
- $118,020
- p10
- $56,110
- p90
- $131,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.