State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Montana vs Oregon
Surveyors in Oregon earn a median of $97,070. In Montana, $84,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 12.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.8%
Montana vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-4.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Surveyors
- Median
- $84,610
- p25
- $71,730
- p75
- $104,810
- p10
- $57,720
- p90
- $120,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.