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Surveyors salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median surveyors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $101,950 a year, 35% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,118 a month.

10th percentile
$57,990
25th percentile
$76,890
Median percentile
$101,950
75th percentile
$134,310
90th percentile
$150,830

Based on 970 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$73,415 take-home a year
Gross pay$101,950
Federal income tax−$13,599
Social Security + Medicare−$7,799
California income tax (approx.)−$7,137
Monthly take-home$6,118
Every two weeks$2,824

Does it go far here?

$89,772Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All surveyors salaries · Take-home pay in California