State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs New York
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In New York, $78,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.2% — not 33.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.5%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+30.2%
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
New York
Surveyors
- Median
- $78,870
- p25
- $63,600
- p75
- $103,540
- p10
- $53,390
- p90
- $126,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.