Surveyors Salary in the US
A surveyors earns a national median of $75,440 a year (mean $80,570) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #275 of 825.
How much does a surveyors earn in the US?
A surveyors in the United States earns a median of $75,440 a year (mean $80,570), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 48% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 50,830 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-1022), ranked #275 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$75,440
per year
Mean
$80,570
per year
Employment
50,830
US workers
National rank
#275
of 825 by median
What a surveyors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a surveyors (SOC 17-1022) earns a median annual wage of $75,440 and a mean (average) of $80,570. The median is the midpoint — half of surveyors earn more and half earn less — and is 48% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a surveyors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for surveyors is $75,440, and the mean (average) is $80,570. The median is the midpoint — half of surveyors earn more and half earn less.
- How does surveyors pay compare to the US average?
- At $75,440, a surveyors earns 48% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many surveyors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 50,830 surveyors employed nationally (SOC 17-1022), across all industries.
- Where does this surveyors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-1022. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-1022 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries