State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs Utah
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In Utah, $73,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.5% — not 43.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.8%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+28.5%
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
Utah
Surveyors
- Median
- $73,230
- p25
- $58,790
- p75
- $94,560
- p10
- $45,180
- p90
- $106,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.