United States
Surveyors salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$72,740
Surveyors in the United States earn a median of $72,740 a year, about $34.97 an hour.
Median
$72,740
per year
Hourly
$34.97
as published
Mean
$76,730
pulled up by top earners
Workers
53,080
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $59,450 | -18% |
| Florida | State | $62,100 | -15% |
| California | State | $103,790 | +43% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $58,780 | -19% |
| Minnesota | State | $46,610 | -36% |
| Massachusetts | State | $84,260 | +16% |
| Georgia | State | $60,410 | -17% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $63,710 | -12% |
| North Carolina | State | $67,870 | -7% |
| Colorado | State | $77,050 | +6% |
| New York | State | $79,050 | +9% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $84,260 | +16% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $91,840 | +26% |
| Illinois | State | $77,540 | +7% |
| Arizona | State | $78,480 | +8% |
| Virginia | State | $73,380 | +1% |
| Michigan | State | $69,990 | -4% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $73,680 | +1% |
| Louisiana | State | $60,020 | -17% |
| Ohio | State | $65,970 | -9% |
| Maryland | State | $62,100 | -15% |
| Missouri | State | $59,500 | -18% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $77,820 | +7% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $73,930 | +2% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $79,350 | +9% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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