Surveyors salary
The median pay for surveyors in the United States is $75,440 a year. About 50,830 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $46,880
- 25th percentile
- $58,170
- Median percentile
- $75,440
- 75th percentile
- $98,130
- 90th percentile
- $125,590
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $105,330
- Alaska $99,550
- Oregon $97,070
- Massachusetts $94,590
- Washington $85,610
- Montana $84,610
- Minnesota $83,620
- Maine $83,200
- Delaware $82,890
- Nevada $82,460
- Hawaii $82,200
- Wyoming $81,250
- Indiana $80,510
- Wisconsin $79,650
- North Dakota $79,360
- Colorado $79,310
- New York $78,870
- Arizona $77,490
- South Dakota $77,190
- New Jersey $77,160
- Iowa $77,090
- Connecticut $76,730
- Tennessee $76,340
- North Carolina $76,210
- Illinois $75,980
- Pennsylvania $75,950
- Kansas $75,860
- New Mexico $74,230
- Idaho $73,940
- Utah $73,230
- Michigan $72,080
- Kentucky $71,840
- Virginia $71,070
- Ohio $70,620
- Nebraska $68,050
- Alabama $66,840
- Florida $65,480
- New Hampshire $65,130
- Maryland $64,910
- South Carolina $63,300
- Louisiana $63,140
- Rhode Island $62,670
- Missouri $62,110
- West Virginia $61,520
- Oklahoma $61,300
- Texas $61,150
- Mississippi $58,720
- Georgia $58,100
- Arkansas $51,800
By metro area
- Yuba City, CA $133,270
- Sacramento, CA $128,600
- San Francisco, CA $125,060
- Redding, CA $124,160
- Vallejo, CA $123,590
- Stockton, CA $120,000
- San Jose, CA $117,160
- Kennewick, WA $111,400
- San Luis Obispo, CA $107,700
- Fresno, CA $107,230
- Bellingham, WA $106,590
- Salem, OR $102,880
- Fargo, ND $102,270
- San Diego, CA $102,210
- Los Angeles, CA $101,950
- Anchorage, AK $101,820
- Salinas, CA $101,120
- Santa Maria, CA $100,930
- Santa Rosa, CA $100,920
- Riverside, CA $100,510
- Modesto, CA $99,270
- Davenport, IA $99,030
- Oxnard, CA $98,810
- Portland, OR $98,610
- Bend, OR $96,240
- Boston, MA $94,970
- Raleigh, NC $93,660
- Minneapolis, MN $91,750
- Olympia, WA $91,060
- Madison, WI $90,310
- Eugene, OR $89,630
- Portland, ME $88,880
- Bakersfield, CA $88,050
- Bozeman, MT $86,380
- Seattle, WA $85,610
- Fort Wayne, IN $84,800
- Billings, MT $84,670
- Worcester, MA $84,270
- New York, NY $83,610
- Durham, NC $83,420
- Evansville, IN $82,920
- South Bend, IN $82,170
- Urban Honolulu, HI $82,070
- Missoula, MT $81,940
- Indianapolis, IN $81,560
- Green Bay, WI $81,550
- New Haven, CT $81,490
- Milwaukee, WI $81,400
- Sioux Falls, SD $81,030
- Denver, CO $80,970
- Chicago, IL $80,060
- Albuquerque, NM $79,920
- Topeka, KS $79,630
- Bismarck, ND $79,620
- Colorado Springs, CO $79,530
- Phoenix, AZ $79,500
- Helena, MT $79,230
- New Orleans, LA $79,230
- Las Vegas, NV $79,140
- Philadelphia, PA $79,040
- Nashville, TN $78,870
- Des Moines, IA $78,860
- Lexington, KY $78,690
- Reno, NV $78,640
- Amherst Town, MA $78,540
- Spokane, WA $78,490
- Springfield, IL $78,460
- Rapid City, SD $78,320
- Allentown, PA $78,230
- Cincinnati, OH $78,170
- Toledo, OH $78,140
- Provo, UT $77,920
- Columbus, OH $77,320
- York, PA $77,170
- Waterbury, CT $77,160
- Pittsburgh, PA $77,080
- Bridgeport, CT $77,050
- Boulder, CO $76,980
- Greensboro, NC $76,930
- Fort Collins, CO $76,880
- Lancaster, PA $76,880
- Charlotte, NC $76,710
- Manchester, NH $76,310
- Cedar Rapids, IA $76,190
- Grand Rapids, MI $76,130
- Hartford, CT $76,110
- Memphis, TN $76,060
- Trenton, NJ $75,870
- Duluth, MN $75,360
- Buffalo, NY $75,210
- Grand Junction, CO $75,110
- Boise City, ID $75,050
- Washington, DC $74,920
- Harrisburg, PA $74,880
- Atlantic City, NJ $74,670
- Birmingham, AL $74,670
- Syracuse, NY $74,440
- Clarksville, TN $74,410
- Miami, FL $74,390
- Lansing, MI $74,200
- Richmond, VA $74,150
- Knoxville, TN $74,100
- Asheville, NC $74,030
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $73,930
- Kansas City, MO $73,780
- Ogden, UT $73,440
- Dayton, OH $73,290
- Norwich, CT $73,280
- Tucson, AZ $73,120
- Scranton, PA $72,800
- Canton, OH $72,750
- Providence, RI $72,470
- Detroit, MI $72,420
- Albany, NY $72,360
- Port St. Lucie, FL $72,350
- Salt Lake City, UT $72,230
- Wilmington, NC $72,160
- Virginia Beach, VA $72,100
- Greeley, CO $71,950
- Wichita, KS $71,750