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State comparison · 2025

Surveyors salary: Oregon vs Washington

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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
See full breakdown for Oregon

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
See full breakdown for Washington

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.