Surveyor Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$75,440
$36.27/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $46,880 | $22.54 |
| 25th percentile | $58,170 | $27.97 |
| Median | $75,440 | $36.27 |
| 75th percentile | $98,130 | $47.18 |
| 90th percentile | $125,590 | $60.38 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 50,830
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| California | ||
| 1st | $105,330 | $95,132 2nd |
| Alaska | ||
| 2nd | $99,550 | $97,256 1st |
| Oregon | ||
| 3rd | $97,070 | $93,914 3rd |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 4th | $94,590 | $89,441 4th |
| Washington | ||
| 5th | $85,610 | $80,000 20th |
| Montana | ||
| 6th | $84,610 | $89,397 5th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 7th | $83,620 | $84,789 12th |
| Maine | ||
| 8th | $83,200 | $85,729 11th |
| Delaware | ||
| 9th | $82,890 | $83,049 16th |
| Nevada | ||
| 10th | $82,460 | $82,477 17th |
| Hawaii | ||
| 11th | $82,200 | $74,761 32nd |
| Wyoming | ||
| 12th | $81,250 | $87,657 8th |
| Indiana | ||
| 13th | $80,510 | $86,265 10th |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 14th | $79,650 | $84,648 13th |
| North Dakota | ||
| 15th | $79,360 | $89,210 6th |
| Colorado | ||
| 16th | $79,310 | $76,961 26th |
| New York | ||
| 17th | $78,870 | $73,081 35th |
| Arizona | ||
| 18th | $77,490 | $76,969 25th |
| South Dakota | ||
| 19th | $77,190 | $87,136 9th |
| New Jersey | ||
| 20th | $77,160 | $70,916 37th |
| Iowa | ||
| 21st | $77,090 | $87,840 7th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 22nd | $76,730 | $74,057 34th |
| Vermont | ||
| 23rd | $76,450 | $78,044 22nd |
| Tennessee | ||
| 24th | $76,340 | $83,096 15th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 25th | $76,210 | $80,794 18th |
| Illinois | ||
| 26th | $75,980 | $76,012 28th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 27th | $75,950 | $77,840 23rd |
| Kansas | ||
| 28th | $75,860 | $84,225 14th |
| New Mexico | ||
| 29th | $74,230 | $80,499 19th |
| Idaho | ||
| 30th | $73,940 | $77,429 24th |
| Utah | ||
| 31st | $73,230 | $74,071 33rd |
| Michigan | ||
| 32nd | $72,080 | $74,914 31st |
| Kentucky | ||
| 33rd | $71,840 | $79,681 21st |
| Virginia | ||
| 34th | $71,070 | $70,294 38th |
| Ohio | ||
| 35th | $70,620 | $76,120 27th |
| Nebraska | ||
| 36th | $68,050 | $75,525 29th |
| Alabama | ||
| 37th | $66,840 | $75,251 30th |
| Florida | ||
| 38th | $65,480 | $63,318 44th |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 39th | $65,130 | $62,526 46th |
| Maryland | ||
| 40th | $64,910 | $61,843 47th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 41st | $63,300 | $67,521 43rd |
| Louisiana | ||
| 42nd | $63,140 | $71,582 36th |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 43rd | $62,670 | $61,273 48th |
| Missouri | ||
| 44th | $62,110 | $68,390 41st |
| West Virginia | ||
| 45th | $61,520 | $68,740 40th |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 46th | $61,300 | $69,784 39th |
| Texas | ||
| 47th | $61,150 | $63,004 45th |
| Mississippi | ||
| 48th | $58,720 | $67,531 42nd |
| Georgia | ||
| 49th | $58,100 | $60,337 49th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 50th | $51,800 | $59,583 50th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +5.8%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Geodetic Surveyors
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Surveyors; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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