The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $99,940, California is the highest paying state for surveyors. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $95,660). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $99,940 |
$48,660 | 4,210 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $95,660 |
$45,360 | 920 |
| 3 | Washington | $83,080 |
$58,550 | 850 |
| 4 | Alaska | $82,060 |
$45,760 | 260 |
| 5 | South Dakota | $80,780 |
$52,000 | 130 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $80,550 |
$47,710 | 1,040 |
| 7 | Delaware | $79,810 |
$40,020 | 130 |
| 8 | Montana | $78,650 |
$37,020 | 680 |
| 9 | New York | $77,630 |
$48,290 | 1,500 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $76,440 |
$49,050 | 480 |
| 11 | Oregon | $74,850 |
$46,110 | 750 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $73,540 |
$44,260 | 730 |
| 13 | Nevada | $71,610 |
$48,920 | 490 |
| 14 | Illinois | $71,330 |
$42,890 | 1,370 |
| 15 | North Carolina | $67,870 |
$37,870 | 1,200 |
| 16 | Idaho | $66,210 |
$39,370 | 280 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $65,820 |
$47,530 | 740 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $65,700 |
$52,140 | 310 |
| 19 | Utah | $65,550 |
$37,370 | 640 |
| 20 | Maine | $65,480 |
$50,780 | 340 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $65,250 |
$48,450 | 160 |
| 22 | Hawaii | $64,210 |
$28,740 | 230 |
| 23 | Indiana | $64,170 |
$37,400 | 750 |
| 24 | West Virginia | $63,920 |
$43,740 | 510 |
| 25 | Colorado | $63,270 |
$46,260 | 1,570 |
| 26 | Iowa | $62,930 |
$44,970 | 280 |
| 27 | Michigan | $62,730 |
$46,840 | 1,370 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $61,900 |
$49,400 | 90 |
| 29 | Kansas | $60,740 |
$45,820 | 480 |
| 30 | Arizona | $60,730 |
$44,790 | 980 |
| 31 | Vermont | $60,520 |
$45,760 | 120 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $60,390 |
$35,360 | 810 |
| 33 | Ohio | $60,310 |
$38,790 | 980 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $60,260 |
$46,140 | 210 |
| 35 | Virginia | $60,170 |
$40,470 | 1,470 |
| 36 | Texas | $59,660 |
$37,800 | 5,340 |
| 37 | Louisiana | $59,500 |
$31,530 | 1,070 |
| 38 | Florida | $58,530 |
$35,460 | 3,290 |
| 39 | Arkansas | $58,320 |
$29,300 | 360 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | $58,240 |
$35,920 | 1,510 |
| 41 | Maryland | $57,690 |
$40,750 | 1,360 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $57,320 |
$38,600 | 360 |
| 43 | Missouri | $57,160 |
$36,550 | 1,050 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $55,000 |
$35,730 | 940 |
| 45 | District of Columbia | $54,080 |
$52,000 | 100 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $52,180 |
$38,590 | 240 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $50,560 |
$28,310 | 350 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $50,510 |
$37,240 | 830 |
| 49 | Alabama | $50,010 |
$36,940 | 730 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $47,270 |
$33,440 | 680 |
| 51 | Georgia | $42,890 |
$37,540 | 2,260 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $35,290 |
$21,630 | 230 |