State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs Washington
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In Washington, $85,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 23%.
Nominal pay gap
+23%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+18.9%
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
Washington
Surveyors
- Median
- $85,610
- p25
- $76,000
- p75
- $119,060
- p10
- $63,860
- p90
- $134,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.