State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs Texas
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In Texas, $61,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.1% — not 72.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.2%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+51.1%
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
Texas
Surveyors
- Median
- $61,150
- p25
- $49,660
- p75
- $81,120
- p10
- $42,450
- p90
- $107,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.