State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: California vs West Virginia
Surveyors in California earn a median of $105,330. In West Virginia, $61,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.4% — not 71.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.2%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+38.4%
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
West Virginia
Surveyors
- Median
- $61,520
- p25
- $49,340
- p75
- $80,140
- p10
- $37,920
- p90
- $100,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.