SOC 17-1022 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Surveyors

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$75,440

U.S. median hourly wage$36.27

U.S. employment50,830

Nationally, surveyors earned a median of $75,440 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 50,830 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Surveyors: pay and employment by state
State
California	$105,330	$50.64	4,520	0.2
Alaska	$99,550	$47.86	250	0.8
Oregon	$97,070	$46.67	530	0.3
Massachusetts	$94,590	$45.48	1,290	0.4
Washington	$85,610	$41.16	780	0.2
Montana	$84,610	$40.68	350	0.7
Minnesota	$83,620	$40.20	980	0.3
Maine	$83,200	$40.00	270	0.4
Delaware	$82,890	$39.85	120	0.2
Nevada	$82,460	$39.64	490	0.3
Hawaii	$82,200	$39.52	140	0.2
Wyoming	$81,250	$39.06	240	0.9
Indiana	$80,510	$38.71	870	0.3
Wisconsin	$79,650	$38.30	610	0.2
North Dakota	$79,360	$38.15	250	0.6
Colorado	$79,310	$38.13	1,620	0.6
New York	$78,870	$37.92	1,470	0.2
Arizona	$77,490	$37.26	1,360	0.4
South Dakota	$77,190	$37.11	180	0.4
New Jersey	$77,160	$37.10	900	0.2
Iowa	$77,090	$37.06	450	0.3
Connecticut	$76,730	$36.89	430	0.3
Vermont	$76,450	$36.75	Not published	Not published
Tennessee	$76,340	$36.70	920	0.3
North Carolina	$76,210	$36.64	1,530	0.3
Illinois	$75,980	$36.53	1,710	0.3
Pennsylvania	$75,950	$36.51	1,610	0.3
Kansas	$75,860	$36.47	350	0.2
New Mexico	$74,230	$35.69	290	0.3
Idaho	$73,940	$35.55	250	0.3
Utah	$73,230	$35.21	650	0.4
Michigan	$72,080	$34.65	1,050	0.2
Kentucky	$71,840	$34.54	670	0.3
Virginia	$71,070	$34.17	1,360	0.3
Ohio	$70,620	$33.95	1,300	0.2
Nebraska	$68,050	$32.71	430	0.4
Alabama	$66,840	$32.13	910	0.4
Florida	$65,480	$31.48	4,000	0.4
New Hampshire	$65,130	$31.31	280	0.4
Maryland	$64,910	$31.21	950	0.3
South Carolina	$63,300	$30.43	1,000	0.4
Louisiana	$63,140	$30.36	1,460	0.8
Rhode Island	$62,670	$30.13	150	0.3
Missouri	$62,110	$29.86	830	0.3
West Virginia	$61,520	$29.58	630	0.9
Guam	$61,490	$29.56	60	0.9
Oklahoma	$61,300	$29.47	960	0.6
Texas	$61,150	$29.40	6,410	0.5
Mississippi	$58,720	$28.23	570	0.5
Georgia	$58,100	$27.94	1,770	0.4
Arkansas	$51,800	$24.91	550	0.4
Puerto Rico	$44,870	$21.57	140	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 215 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Surveyors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Yuba City, CA	$133,270	$64.07	50	1.0
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$128,600	$61.83	370	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$125,060	$60.13	630	0.3
Redding, CA	$124,160	$59.69	40	0.5
Vallejo, CA	$123,590	$59.42	50	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$120,000	$57.69	40	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$117,160	$56.33	170	0.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$111,400	$53.56	30	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$107,700	$51.78	80	0.7
Fresno, CA	$107,230	$51.55	190	0.4
Bellingham, WA	$106,590	$51.24	40	0.4
Salem, OR	$102,880	$49.46	60	0.3
Fargo, ND-MN	$102,270	$49.17	60	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$102,210	$49.14	430	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$101,950	$49.02	970	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$101,820	$48.95	170	1.0
Salinas, CA	$101,120	$48.62	40	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$100,930	$48.53	100	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$100,920	$48.52	130	0.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$100,510	$48.32	480	0.3
Modesto, CA	$99,270	$47.73	60	0.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$99,030	$47.61	50	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$98,810	$47.51	80	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$98,610	$47.41	320	0.3
Bend, OR	$96,240	$46.27	50	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$94,970	$45.66	1,070	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$93,660	$45.03	350	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$91,750	$44.11	620	0.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$91,060	$43.78	40	0.3
Madison, WI	$90,310	$43.42	70	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$89,630	$43.09	40	0.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	$88,880	$42.73	160	0.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$88,050	$42.33	110	0.3
Bozeman, MT	$86,380	$41.53	50	0.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$85,610	$41.16	390	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$84,800	$40.77	60	0.2
Billings, MT	$84,670	$40.71	60	0.7
Worcester, MA	$84,270	$40.51	80	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$83,610	$40.20	1,300	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$83,420	$40.11	50	0.1
Evansville, IN	$82,920	$39.86	30	0.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$82,170	$39.50	40	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$82,070	$39.46	110	0.2
Missoula, MT	$81,940	$39.39	50	0.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$81,560	$39.21	250	0.2
Green Bay, WI	$81,550	$39.21	30	0.2
New Haven, CT	$81,490	$39.18	60	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$81,400	$39.13	170	0.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$81,030	$38.96	80	0.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$80,970	$38.93	910	0.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$80,060	$38.49	1,140	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$79,920	$38.43	120	0.3
Topeka, KS	$79,630	$38.28	40	0.3
Bismarck, ND	$79,620	$38.28	60	0.9
Colorado Springs, CO	$79,530	$38.23	180	0.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$79,500	$38.22	970	0.4
Helena, MT	$79,230	$38.09	40	0.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$79,230	$38.09	310	0.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$79,140	$38.05	280	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$79,040	$38.00	610	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$78,870	$37.92	340	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$78,860	$37.91	150	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$78,690	$37.83	190	0.7
Reno, NV	$78,640	$37.81	80	0.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$78,540	$37.76	30	0.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$78,490	$37.73	40	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$78,460	$37.72	Not published	Not published
Springfield, IL	$78,460	$37.72	40	0.4
Rapid City, SD	$78,320	$37.65	40	0.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$78,230	$37.61	80	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$78,170	$37.58	240	0.2
Toledo, OH	$78,140	$37.57	90	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$77,920	$37.46	110	0.4
Columbus, OH	$77,320	$37.17	290	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$77,170	$37.10	70	0.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$77,160	$37.10	40	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$77,080	$37.06	300	0.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$77,050	$37.04	110	0.3
Boulder, CO	$76,980	$37.01	110	0.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$76,930	$36.99	80	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$76,880	$36.96	70	0.4
Lancaster, PA	$76,880	$36.96	60	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$76,710	$36.88	450	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$76,310	$36.69	70	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	$76,190	$36.63	40	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$76,130	$36.60	100	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$76,110	$36.59	140	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$76,060	$36.57	100	0.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$75,870	$36.48	100	0.4
Duluth, MN-WI	$75,360	$36.23	60	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$75,210	$36.16	70	0.1
Grand Junction, CO	$75,110	$36.11	70	1.0
Boise City, ID	$75,050	$36.08	100	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$74,920	$36.02	850	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$74,880	$36.00	130	0.4
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$74,670	$35.90	50	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$74,670	$35.90	240	0.5
Syracuse, NY	$74,440	$35.79	50	0.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	$74,410	$35.78	40	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$74,390	$35.77	670	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$74,200	$35.67	40	0.2
Richmond, VA	$74,150	$35.65	160	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$74,100	$35.62	140	0.3
Asheville, NC	$74,030	$35.59	100	0.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$73,930	$35.54	40	0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	$73,780	$35.47	260	0.2
Ogden, UT	$73,440	$35.31	80	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$73,290	$35.24	60	0.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$73,280	$35.23	50	0.4
Tucson, AZ	$73,120	$35.16	140	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$72,800	$35.00	50	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$72,750	$34.98	30	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$72,470	$34.84	180	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$72,420	$34.82	440	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$72,360	$34.79	130	0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	$72,350	$34.79	80	0.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$72,230	$34.73	300	0.4
Wilmington, NC	$72,160	$34.69	120	0.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$72,100	$34.66	190	0.3
Greeley, CO	$71,950	$34.59	60	0.5
Wichita, KS	$71,750	$34.49	90	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$71,550	$34.40	150	0.2
Peoria, IL	$71,350	$34.30	40	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$71,320	$34.29	60	0.2
Montgomery, AL	$71,210	$34.24	40	0.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$71,090	$34.18	60	0.3
Killeen-Temple, TX	$70,270	$33.78	40	0.3
Tallahassee, FL	$70,030	$33.67	80	0.4
Lincoln, NE	$70,010	$33.66	70	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$69,710	$33.52	370	0.9
Rochester, NY	$69,490	$33.41	120	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$68,890	$33.12	40	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$68,510	$32.94	60	0.4
Sherman-Denison, TX	$66,980	$32.20	30	0.6
Savannah, GA	$66,870	$32.15	110	0.5
Jacksonville, FL	$66,590	$32.02	300	0.4
Columbia, SC	$66,580	$32.01	170	0.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$66,440	$31.94	90	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$66,390	$31.92	760	0.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$66,340	$31.90	180	1.1
Gainesville, FL	$66,290	$31.87	40	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$66,030	$31.74	1,400	0.3
Bowling Green, KY	$65,960	$31.71	60	0.7
Charlottesville, VA	$65,820	$31.65	40	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$65,720	$31.60	140	0.6
St. Louis, MO-IL	$65,560	$31.52	460	0.3
Joplin, MO-KS	$65,340	$31.42	30	0.3
Mobile, AL	$65,110	$31.30	100	0.6
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$65,000	$31.25	60	0.4
Springfield, MO	$64,910	$31.21	40	0.2
Lake Charles, LA	$64,520	$31.02	60	0.6
Omaha, NE-IA	$64,360	$30.94	160	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$64,300	$30.92	200	0.2
Tuscaloosa, AL	$64,280	$30.90	40	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$64,210	$30.87	130	0.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$64,200	$30.87	Not published	Not published
Reading, PA	$64,150	$30.84	60	0.3
Bangor, ME	$64,120	$30.83	30	0.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$64,010	$30.77	70	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$63,900	$30.72	660	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$63,880	$30.71	500	0.7
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$63,800	$30.67	110	1.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$63,680	$30.62	220	0.6
Lexington Park, MD	$63,130	$30.35	50	0.7
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$62,960	$30.27	1,960	0.6
Huntsville, AL	$62,880	$30.23	180	0.7
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$62,630	$30.11	50	0.4
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$62,370	$29.99	40	0.8
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$61,960	$29.79	80	0.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$61,890	$29.75	100	0.6
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$61,720	$29.67	80	0.9
Corpus Christi, TX	$61,650	$29.64	180	0.9
Akron, OH	$61,500	$29.57	100	0.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$61,210	$29.43	110	0.5
Midland, TX	$61,180	$29.41	90	0.7
Columbus, GA-AL	$60,970	$29.31	40	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$60,940	$29.30	200	0.6
Jackson, MS	$60,800	$29.23	110	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$60,600	$29.13	240	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$60,560	$29.12	70	0.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$60,550	$29.11	30	0.3
Charleston, WV	$60,160	$28.92	80	0.7
Gainesville, GA	$59,960	$28.83	40	0.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$59,850	$28.78	100	0.4
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$59,800	$28.75	50	0.6
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$59,740	$28.72	60	0.8
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$59,730	$28.72	30	0.4
Wheeling, WV-OH	$59,720	$28.71	40	0.7
Odessa, TX	$59,660	$28.69	30	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$59,140	$28.44	480	0.4
Monroe, LA	$58,920	$28.33	80	0.9
Waco, TX	$58,430	$28.09	30	0.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$58,360	$28.06	50	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$58,250	$28.01	170	0.4
Beckley, WV	$58,240	$28.00	40	0.8
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$58,170	$27.97	50	1.1
Ocala, FL	$58,070	$27.92	60	0.5
Longview, TX	$57,670	$27.73	100	0.9
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$57,580	$27.69	790	0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$57,260	$27.53	1,100	0.4
Tyler, TX	$56,810	$27.31	110	0.9
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$55,490	$26.68	140	0.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$55,010	$26.45	30	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$54,240	$26.08	70	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$53,920	$25.92	180	0.5
Erie, PA	$53,650	$25.79	40	0.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$53,210	$25.58	40	0.1
El Paso, TX	$51,380	$24.70	60	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$50,780	$24.41	50	0.3
Morgantown, WV	$50,220	$24.14	40	0.6
Lafayette, LA	$49,820	$23.95	220	1.2
College Station-Bryan, TX	$49,660	$23.88	40	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$46,060	$22.14	120	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Not published	Not published	510	0.4
Saginaw, MI	Not published	Not published	40	0.5

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.