Surveyors salary by location
National median: $75,440 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $133,270 | +76.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $128,600 | +70.5% | 370 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $125,060 | +65.8% | 630 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $124,160 | +64.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $123,590 | +63.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $120,000 | +59.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $117,160 | +55.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $111,400 | +47.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $107,700 | +42.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $107,230 | +42.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $106,590 | +41.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $105,330 | +39.6% | 4,520 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $102,880 | +36.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $102,270 | +35.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $102,210 | +35.5% | 430 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $101,950 | +35.1% | 970 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $101,820 | +35.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $101,120 | +34.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $100,930 | +33.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $100,920 | +33.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $100,510 | +33.2% | 480 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $99,550 | +32.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $99,270 | +31.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $99,030 | +31.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $98,810 | +31.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $98,610 | +30.7% | 320 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $97,070 | +28.7% | 530 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $96,240 | +27.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $94,970 | +25.9% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $94,590 | +25.4% | 1,290 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $93,660 | +24.2% | 350 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $91,750 | +21.6% | 620 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $91,060 | +20.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $90,310 | +19.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $89,630 | +18.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $88,880 | +17.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $88,050 | +16.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $86,380 | +14.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $85,610 | +13.5% | 780 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $85,610 | +13.5% | 390 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $84,800 | +12.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $84,670 | +12.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $84,610 | +12.2% | 350 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $84,270 | +11.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $83,620 | +10.8% | 980 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $83,610 | +10.8% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $83,420 | +10.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $83,200 | +10.3% | 270 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $82,920 | +9.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $82,890 | +9.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $82,460 | +9.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $82,200 | +9.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $82,170 | +8.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $82,070 | +8.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $81,940 | +8.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $81,560 | +8.1% | 250 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $81,550 | +8.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $81,490 | +8.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $81,400 | +7.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $81,250 | +7.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $81,030 | +7.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $80,970 | +7.3% | 910 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $80,510 | +6.7% | 870 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $80,060 | +6.1% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $79,920 | +5.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $79,650 | +5.6% | 610 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | metropolitan | $79,630 | +5.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $79,620 | +5.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $79,530 | +5.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $79,500 | +5.4% | 970 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $79,360 | +5.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $79,310 | +5.1% | 1,620 | 2025 |
| Helena, MT | metropolitan | $79,230 | +5.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $79,230 | +5.0% | 310 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $79,140 | +4.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $79,040 | +4.8% | 610 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $78,870 | +4.5% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $78,870 | +4.5% | 340 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $78,860 | +4.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $78,690 | +4.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $78,640 | +4.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $78,540 | +4.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $78,490 | +4.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $78,460 | +4.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $78,460 | +4.0% | — | 2025 |
| Rapid City, SD | metropolitan | $78,320 | +3.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $78,230 | +3.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $78,170 | +3.6% | 240 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $78,140 | +3.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $77,920 | +3.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $77,490 | +2.7% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $77,320 | +2.5% | 290 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $77,190 | +2.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $77,170 | +2.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $77,160 | +2.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $77,160 | +2.3% | 900 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $77,090 | +2.2% | 450 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $77,080 | +2.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $77,050 | +2.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $76,980 | +2.0% | 110 | 2025 |