Surveyors Salary

Median Salary
$75,440
per year
Hourly Rate
$36.27
per hour
Employment
50,830
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$46,880
25th percentile
$58,170
Median
$75,440
75th percentile
$98,130
90th percentile
$125,590

💰 Surveyors Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
California$105,330+39.6%
Alaska$99,550+32.0%
Oregon$97,070+28.7%
Massachusetts$94,590+25.4%
Washington$85,610+13.5%
Montana$84,610+12.2%
Minnesota$83,620+10.8%
Maine$83,200+10.3%
Delaware$82,890+9.9%
Nevada$82,460+9.3%
Hawaii$82,200+9.0%
Wyoming$81,250+7.7%
Indiana$80,510+6.7%
Wisconsin$79,650+5.6%
North Dakota$79,360+5.2%
Colorado$79,310+5.1%
New York$78,870+4.5%
Arizona$77,490+2.7%
South Dakota$77,190+2.3%
New Jersey$77,160+2.3%
Iowa$77,090+2.2%
Connecticut$76,730+1.7%
Vermont$76,450+1.3%
Tennessee$76,340+1.2%
North Carolina$76,210+1.0%
Illinois$75,980+0.7%
Pennsylvania$75,950+0.7%
Kansas$75,860+0.6%
New Mexico$74,230-1.6%
Idaho$73,940-2.0%
Utah$73,230-2.9%
Michigan$72,080-4.5%
Kentucky$71,840-4.8%
Virginia$71,070-5.8%
Ohio$70,620-6.4%
Nebraska$68,050-9.8%
Alabama$66,840-11.4%
Florida$65,480-13.2%
New Hampshire$65,130-13.7%
Maryland$64,910-14.0%
South Carolina$63,300-16.1%
Louisiana$63,140-16.3%
Rhode Island$62,670-16.9%
Missouri$62,110-17.7%
West Virginia$61,520-18.5%
Oklahoma$61,300-18.7%
Texas$61,150-18.9%
Mississippi$58,720-22.2%
Georgia$58,100-23.0%
Arkansas$51,800-31.3%

🏙️ Surveyors Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Yuba City, CA$133,270+76.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$128,600+70.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$125,060+65.8%
Redding, CA$124,160+64.6%
Vallejo, CA$123,590+63.8%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$120,000+59.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$117,160+55.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$111,400+47.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$107,700+42.8%
Fresno, CA$107,230+42.1%
Bellingham, WA$106,590+41.3%
Salem, OR$102,880+36.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$102,270+35.6%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$102,210+35.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$101,950+35.1%
Anchorage, AK$101,820+35.0%
Salinas, CA$101,120+34.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$100,930+33.8%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$100,920+33.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$100,510+33.2%
Modesto, CA$99,270+31.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$99,030+31.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$98,810+31.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$98,610+30.7%
Bend, OR$96,240+27.6%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$94,970+25.9%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$93,660+24.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$91,750+21.6%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$91,060+20.7%
Madison, WI$90,310+19.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$89,630+18.8%
Portland-South Portland, ME$88,880+17.8%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$88,050+16.7%
Bozeman, MT$86,380+14.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$85,610+13.5%
Fort Wayne, IN$84,800+12.4%
Billings, MT$84,670+12.2%
Worcester, MA$84,270+11.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83,610+10.8%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$83,420+10.6%
Evansville, IN$82,920+9.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$82,170+8.9%
Urban Honolulu, HI$82,070+8.8%
Missoula, MT$81,940+8.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$81,560+8.1%
Green Bay, WI$81,550+8.1%
New Haven, CT$81,490+8.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$81,400+7.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$81,030+7.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$80,970+7.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$80,060+6.1%
Albuquerque, NM$79,920+5.9%
Topeka, KS$79,630+5.6%
Bismarck, ND$79,620+5.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$79,530+5.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$79,500+5.4%
Helena, MT$79,230+5.0%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$79,230+5.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$79,140+4.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$79,040+4.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$78,870+4.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$78,860+4.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$78,690+4.3%
Reno, NV$78,640+4.2%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$78,540+4.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$78,490+4.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$78,460+4.0%
Springfield, IL$78,460+4.0%
Rapid City, SD$78,320+3.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$78,230+3.7%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$78,170+3.6%
Toledo, OH$78,140+3.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$77,920+3.3%
Columbus, OH$77,320+2.5%
York-Hanover, PA$77,170+2.3%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$77,160+2.3%
Pittsburgh, PA$77,080+2.2%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$77,050+2.1%
Boulder, CO$76,980+2.0%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$76,930+2.0%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$76,880+1.9%
Lancaster, PA$76,880+1.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$76,710+1.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$76,310+1.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$76,190+1.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$76,130+0.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$76,110+0.9%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$76,060+0.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$75,870+0.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$75,360-0.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$75,210-0.3%
Grand Junction, CO$75,110-0.4%
Boise City, ID$75,050-0.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$74,920-0.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$74,880-0.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$74,670-1.0%
Birmingham, AL$74,670-1.0%
Syracuse, NY$74,440-1.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$74,410-1.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$74,390-1.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$74,200-1.6%
Richmond, VA$74,150-1.7%
Knoxville, TN$74,100-1.8%
Asheville, NC$74,030-1.9%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$73,930-2.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$73,780-2.2%
Ogden, UT$73,440-2.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$73,290-2.8%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$73,280-2.9%
Tucson, AZ$73,120-3.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$72,800-3.5%
Canton-Massillon, OH$72,750-3.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$72,470-3.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$72,420-4.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$72,360-4.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$72,350-4.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$72,230-4.3%
Wilmington, NC$72,160-4.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$72,100-4.4%
Greeley, CO$71,950-4.6%
Wichita, KS$71,750-4.9%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$71,550-5.2%
Peoria, IL$71,350-5.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$71,320-5.5%
Montgomery, AL$71,210-5.6%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$71,090-5.8%
Killeen-Temple, TX$70,270-6.9%
Tallahassee, FL$70,030-7.2%
Lincoln, NE$70,010-7.2%
Baton Rouge, LA$69,710-7.6%
Rochester, NY$69,490-7.9%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$68,890-8.7%
Spartanburg, SC$68,510-9.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$66,980-11.2%
Savannah, GA$66,870-11.4%
Jacksonville, FL$66,590-11.7%
Columbia, SC$66,580-11.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$66,440-11.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$66,390-12.0%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$66,340-12.1%
Gainesville, FL$66,290-12.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$66,030-12.5%
Bowling Green, KY$65,960-12.6%
Charlottesville, VA$65,820-12.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$65,720-12.9%
St. Louis, MO-IL$65,560-13.1%
Joplin, MO-KS$65,340-13.4%
Mobile, AL$65,110-13.7%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$65,000-13.8%
Springfield, MO$64,910-14.0%
Lake Charles, LA$64,520-14.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$64,360-14.7%
Cleveland, OH$64,300-14.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$64,280-14.8%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$64,210-14.9%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$64,200-14.9%
Reading, PA$64,150-15.0%
Bangor, ME$64,120-15.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$64,010-15.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$63,900-15.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$63,880-15.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$63,800-15.4%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$63,680-15.6%
Lexington Park, MD$63,130-16.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$62,960-16.5%
Huntsville, AL$62,880-16.6%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$62,630-17.0%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$62,370-17.3%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$61,960-17.9%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$61,890-18.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$61,720-18.2%
Corpus Christi, TX$61,650-18.3%
Akron, OH$61,500-18.5%
Guam$61,490-18.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$61,210-18.9%
Midland, TX$61,180-18.9%
Columbus, GA-AL$60,970-19.2%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,940-19.2%
Jackson, MS$60,800-19.4%
Tulsa, OK$60,600-19.7%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$60,560-19.7%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$60,550-19.7%
Charleston, WV$60,160-20.3%
Gainesville, GA$59,960-20.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$59,850-20.7%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$59,800-20.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$59,740-20.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$59,730-20.8%
Wheeling, WV-OH$59,720-20.8%
Odessa, TX$59,660-20.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$59,140-21.6%
Monroe, LA$58,920-21.9%
Waco, TX$58,430-22.5%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$58,360-22.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$58,250-22.8%
Beckley, WV$58,240-22.8%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$58,170-22.9%
Ocala, FL$58,070-23.0%
Longview, TX$57,670-23.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$57,580-23.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$57,260-24.1%
Tyler, TX$56,810-24.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$55,490-26.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$55,010-27.1%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$54,240-28.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$53,920-28.5%
Erie, PA$53,650-28.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$53,210-29.5%
El Paso, TX$51,380-31.9%
Lubbock, TX$50,780-32.7%
Morgantown, WV$50,220-33.4%
Lafayette, LA$49,820-34.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$49,660-34.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$46,060-38.9%
Puerto Rico$44,870-40.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.