Highest-paying Cities for Surveyors

The top 100 highest paying cities for surveyors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of surveyors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $121,000, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is the highest paying city for surveyors. It is followed by North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California (average annual salary $118,560). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of surveyors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Surveyors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$121,000	$58,860	40
2	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$118,560	$63,920	60
3	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$110,810	$74,360	340
4	Fresno, California	$107,600	$59,530	120
5	Napa, California	$104,960	$58,020	30
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$104,310	$55,160	280
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$102,800	$59,640	490
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$99,340	$47,390	1,030
9	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$99,020	$57,100	50
10	Modesto, California	$98,520	$66,570	70
11	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$98,130	$51,470	1,350
12	Redding, California	$97,590	$60,620	60
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$97,590	$62,920	400
14	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$97,490	$65,120	80
15	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$96,890	$47,840	440
16	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$96,650	$67,480	430
17	Visalia-Porterville, California	$96,310	$59,380	30
18	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$94,080	$59,580	70
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$93,760	$47,860	660
20	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$91,780	$42,640	30
21	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$91,660	$66,690	280
22	Anchorage, Alaska	$91,490	$45,760	180
23	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$91,010	$57,850	160
24	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$90,140	$54,980	110
25	Salinas, California	$89,130	$69,650	50
26	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$85,890	$48,300	750
27	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$85,800	$62,960	410
28	New Haven, Connecticut	$85,210	$49,300	60
29	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$84,870	$62,650	40
30	Salem, Oregon	$84,430	$48,300	60
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$84,400	$58,230	1,060
32	Spokane, Washington	$84,390	$61,030	50
33	Stockton, California	$84,080	$36,920	70
34	Bellingham, Washington	$84,080	$62,590	40
35	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$83,850	$44,950	90
36	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$83,530	$38,110	230
37	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$83,080	$57,970	40
38	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$82,580	$49,510	40
39	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$82,410	$54,720	40
40	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$82,150	$61,160	510
41	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$82,010	$51,280	400
42	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$81,440	$44,240	40
43	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$80,410	$41,600	110
44	Rapid City, South Dakota	$80,300	$50,140	30
45	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$80,170	$58,380	30
46	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$79,400	$54,650	40
47	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$78,810	$47,950	130
48	Olympia, Washington	$78,530	$61,940	30
49	Springfield, Illinois	$78,310	$52,000	40
50	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$78,150	$55,720	30
51	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$77,890	$51,350	90
52	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$77,800	$42,700	70
53	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$77,730	$52,000	40
54	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$77,720	$43,600	50
55	Tacoma, Washington	$77,670	$37,720	140
56	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$77,520	$54,020	410
57	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$77,470	$47,940	70
58	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$77,380	$47,510	40
59	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$77,110	$49,350	130
60	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$76,990	$58,820	30
61	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$76,610	$42,890	840
62	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$76,600	$50,960	30
63	Springfield, Massachusetts	$76,450	$46,430	50
64	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$76,130	$35,650	40
65	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$76,020	$50,860	190
66	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$76,020	$39,570	510
67	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$75,760	$45,570	210
68	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$75,510	$29,120	340
69	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$74,980	$49,090	70
70	Missoula, Montana	$74,880	$50,450	90
71	Peoria, Illinois	$74,610	$44,720	40
72	Billings, Montana	$74,510	$49,730	80
73	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$74,450	$63,250	30
74	Flint, Michigan	$74,360	$47,040	30
75	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$74,030	$48,930	250
76	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$73,980	$32,000	30
77	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$73,680	$47,840	40
78	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$73,510	$36,050	60
79	Danbury, Connecticut	$73,360	$53,790	30
80	Salt Lake City, Utah	$73,270	$39,220	240
81	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$73,130	$56,400	30
82	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$72,920	$50,720	40
83	Longview, Texas	$72,900	$37,960	50
84	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$72,820	$46,980	720
85	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$72,790	$29,480	50
86	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$72,590	$40,230	40
87	Prescott, Arizona	$72,420	$52,990	30
88	Duluth, Wisconsin	$72,350	$47,910	40
89	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$72,290	$36,050	160
90	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$71,950	$49,400	40
91	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$71,660	$50,450	40
92	State College, Pennsylvania	$71,510	$46,020	40
93	Odessa, Texas	$71,210	$42,990	30
94	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$71,100	$50,660	40
95	Wilmington, New Jersey	$70,710	$53,350	70
96	Madison, Wisconsin	$70,590	$49,580	120
97	Alexandria, Louisiana	$70,530	$53,270	30
98	Sioux City, South Dakota	$70,400	$43,540	30
99	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$70,310	$45,670	50
100	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$70,250	$29,150	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for surveyors.