State wages ยท Cost of living
Surveyors pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $103,790. South Dakota leads after cost of living, at $97,370. Iowa has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($72,740).
National median
$72,740
Highest state median
$103,790
California
Best adjusted pay
$97,370
South Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $47,260Higher: $97,370Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| South Dakota | $86,260 | +18.6% | 88.586 | $97,370 | 1 |
| California | $103,790 | +42.7% | 110.72 | $93,740 | 2 |
| North Dakota | $78,750 | +8.3% | 88.959 | $88,520 | 3 |
| Iowa | $76,720 | +5.5% | 87.762 | $87,420 | 4 |
| Indiana | $81,010 | +11.4% | 93.329 | $86,800 | 5 |
| New Jersey | $93,260 | +28.2% | 108.805 | $85,710 | 6 |
| Delaware | $85,350 | +17.3% | 99.808 | $85,510 | 7 |
| Oregon | $87,730 | +20.6% | 103.361 | $84,880 | 8 |
| Montana | $79,230 | +8.9% | 94.645 | $83,710 | 9 |
| Alaska | $85,520 | +17.6% | 102.359 | $83,550 | 10 |
| Wyoming | $77,320 | +6.3% | 92.691 | $83,420 | 11 |
| Maine | $80,740 | +11.0% | 97.05 | $83,190 | 12 |
| Nevada | $82,990 | +14.1% | 99.979 | $83,010 | 13 |
| Washington | $88,340 | +21.4% | 107.013 | $82,550 | 14 |
| Wisconsin | $76,790 | +5.6% | 94.095 | $81,610 | 15 |
| New Mexico | $75,190 | +3.4% | 92.212 | $81,540 | 16 |
| Tennessee | $74,690 | +2.7% | 91.87 | $81,300 | 17 |
| Massachusetts | $84,260 | +15.8% | 105.757 | $79,670 | 18 |
| Kansas | $70,820 | -2.6% | 90.068 | $78,630 | 19 |
| Arizona | $78,480 | +7.9% | 100.677 | $77,950 | 20 |
| Idaho | $74,270 | +2.1% | 95.494 | $77,770 | 21 |
| Illinois | $77,540 | +6.6% | 99.958 | $77,570 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | $73,680 | +1.3% | 97.572 | $75,510 | 23 |
| Colorado | $77,050 | +5.9% | 103.052 | $74,770 | 24 |
| Kentucky | $67,060 | -7.8% | 90.159 | $74,380 | 25 |
| Connecticut | $76,760 | +5.5% | 103.61 | $74,090 | 26 |
| Nebraska | $66,020 | -9.2% | 90.103 | $73,270 | 27 |
| New York | $79,050 | +8.7% | 107.921 | $73,250 | 28 |
| Michigan | $69,990 | -3.8% | 96.217 | $72,740 | 29 |
| Virginia | $73,380 | +0.9% | 101.104 | $72,580 | 30 |
| Hawaii | $79,730 | +9.6% | 109.951 | $72,510 | 31 |
| North Carolina | $67,870 | -6.7% | 94.326 | $71,950 | 32 |
| Alabama | $63,700 | -12.4% | 88.823 | $71,720 | 33 |
| Ohio | $65,970 | -9.3% | 92.774 | $71,110 | 34 |
| Vermont | $68,510 | -5.8% | 97.958 | $69,940 | 35 |
| Oklahoma | $60,870 | -16.3% | 87.843 | $69,290 | 36 |
| West Virginia | $61,610 | -15.3% | 89.497 | $68,840 | 37 |
| Louisiana | $60,020 | -17.5% | 88.207 | $68,040 | 38 |
| South Carolina | $62,160 | -14.5% | 93.749 | $66,300 | 39 |
| Mississippi | $57,370 | -21.1% | 86.953 | $65,980 | 40 |
| Arkansas | $57,260 | -21.3% | 86.937 | $65,860 | 41 |
| Missouri | $59,500 | -18.2% | 90.817 | $65,520 | 42 |
| Utah | $64,260 | -11.7% | 98.864 | $65,000 | 43 |
| New Hampshire | $66,750 | -8.2% | 104.165 | $64,080 | 44 |
| Georgia | $60,410 | -17.0% | 96.293 | $62,740 | 45 |
| Texas | $59,450 | -18.3% | 97.057 | $61,250 | 46 |
| Florida | $62,100 | -14.6% | 103.414 | $60,050 | 47 |
| Maryland | $62,100 | -14.6% | 104.959 | $59,170 | 48 |
| District of Columbia | $59,860 | -17.7% | 109.901 | $54,470 | 49 |
| Rhode Island | $52,000 | -28.5% | 102.28 | $50,840 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.