State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Oregon vs South Carolina
Surveyors in Oregon earn a median of $97,070. In South Carolina, $63,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39% — not 53.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.3%
Oregon vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+39%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
South Carolina
Surveyors
- Median
- $63,300
- p25
- $50,610
- p75
- $83,410
- p10
- $44,710
- p90
- $100,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.