State comparison · 2025
Surveyors salary: Oregon vs West Virginia
Surveyors in Oregon earn a median of $97,070. In West Virginia, $61,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.6% — not 57.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.8%
Oregon vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+36.6%
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
West Virginia
Surveyors
- Median
- $61,520
- p25
- $49,340
- p75
- $80,140
- p10
- $37,920
- p90
- $100,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.