State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs South Carolina
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In South Carolina, $63,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.8% — not 66.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.4%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+40.8%
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
South Carolina
Surveyors
- Median
- $63,300
- p25
- $50,610
- p75
- $83,410
- p10
- $44,710
- p90
- $100,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.