State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs Oklahoma
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In Oklahoma, $61,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.3% — not 71.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.8%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+36.3%
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
Oklahoma
Surveyors
- Median
- $61,300
- p25
- $48,850
- p75
- $85,600
- p10
- $37,510
- p90
- $103,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.