State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Oregon vs Washington
Surveyors in Oregon earn a median of $97,070. In Washington, $85,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.3% — not 13.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.4%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+17.3%
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
Washington
Surveyors
- Median
- $85,610
- p25
- $76,000
- p75
- $119,060
- p10
- $63,860
- p90
- $134,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.