State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: North Dakota vs Oregon
Surveyors in Oregon earn a median of $97,070. In North Dakota, $79,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5% — not 18.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.2%
North Dakota vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Surveyors
- Median
- $79,360
- p25
- $74,700
- p75
- $109,260
- p10
- $52,680
- p90
- $127,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.