State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs Missouri
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In Missouri, $62,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.1% — not 69.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.6%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+39.1%
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
Missouri
Surveyors
- Median
- $62,110
- p25
- $49,460
- p75
- $77,630
- p10
- $42,700
- p90
- $101,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.