State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs Michigan
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In Michigan, $72,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27% — not 46.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.1%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+27%
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
Michigan
Surveyors
- Median
- $72,080
- p25
- $61,130
- p75
- $78,740
- p10
- $51,240
- p90
- $99,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.