State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Louisiana vs Oregon
Surveyors in Oregon earn a median of $97,070. In Louisiana, $63,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.7% — not 35%.
Nominal pay gap
-35%
Louisiana vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-23.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Surveyors
- Median
- $63,140
- p25
- $48,660
- p75
- $91,260
- p10
- $38,810
- p90
- $111,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
Oregon
Surveyors
- Median
- $97,070
- p25
- $78,850
- p75
- $112,260
- p10
- $64,880
- p90
- $131,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.