State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: North Carolina vs Oregon
Surveyors in Oregon earn a median of $97,070. In North Carolina, $76,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.9% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.5%
North Carolina vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-13.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Surveyors
- Median
- $76,210
- p25
- $57,730
- p75
- $100,890
- p10
- $46,750
- p90
- $128,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.