Highest-paying states for surveyors

California leads at $105,330 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

Place	Median	25th–75th
California	$105,330	$78,500–$134,250
Alaska	$99,550	$81,050–$126,390
Oregon	$97,070	$78,850–$112,260
Massachusetts	$94,590	$76,770–$104,450
Washington	$85,610	$76,000–$119,060
Montana	$84,610	$71,730–$104,810
Minnesota	$83,620	$67,190–$100,130
Maine	$83,200	$61,480–$118,020
Delaware	$82,890	$73,990–$99,580
Nevada	$82,460	$76,000–$102,900
Hawaii	$82,200	$61,030–$96,550
Wyoming	$81,250	$76,690–$102,000
Indiana	$80,510	$61,080–$100,920
Wisconsin	$79,650	$65,560–$96,690
North Dakota	$79,360	$74,700–$109,260
Colorado	$79,310	$63,700–$100,240
New York	$78,870	$63,600–$103,540
Arizona	$77,490	$59,390–$94,730
South Dakota	$77,190	$68,890–$100,580
New Jersey	$77,160	$65,070–$100,490
Iowa	$77,090	$68,580–$102,220
Connecticut	$76,730	$70,880–$95,540
Tennessee	$76,340	$58,430–$92,610
North Carolina	$76,210	$57,730–$100,890
Illinois	$75,980	$59,940–$100,380
Pennsylvania	$75,950	$60,630–$93,720
Kansas	$75,860	$63,200–$95,260
New Mexico	$74,230	$53,730–$93,480
Idaho	$73,940	$60,810–$96,340
Utah	$73,230	$58,790–$94,560
Michigan	$72,080	$61,130–$78,740
Kentucky	$71,840	$49,300–$78,690
Virginia	$71,070	$59,860–$94,330
Ohio	$70,620	$57,280–$91,070
Nebraska	$68,050	$59,500–$80,100
Alabama	$66,840	$50,700–$86,820
Florida	$65,480	$57,870–$94,530
New Hampshire	$65,130	$60,170–$80,490
Maryland	$64,910	$52,800–$87,700
South Carolina	$63,300	$50,610–$83,410
Louisiana	$63,140	$48,660–$91,260
Rhode Island	$62,670	$53,500–$79,340
Missouri	$62,110	$49,460–$77,630
West Virginia	$61,520	$49,340–$80,140
Oklahoma	$61,300	$48,850–$85,600
Texas	$61,150	$49,660–$81,120
Mississippi	$58,720	$47,080–$77,920
Georgia	$58,100	$48,610–$78,400
Arkansas	$51,800	$42,660–$65,150

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.