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Surveyors Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of surveyors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surveyors in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Surveyors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,260
25th Percentile Wage
$47,030
50th Percentile Wage
$54,880
75th Percentile Wage
$62,610
90th Percentile Wage
$78,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveyors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,260.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveyors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$54,880
-8.95% -0.51%
2016
$59,790
4.42% -
2015
$57,150
-8.73% -
2014
$62,140
6.53% -
2013
$58,080
5.03% -
2012
$55,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Surveyors Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,880 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for surveyors in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of surveyors in Philadelphia is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying State College and 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pittsburgh.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
State College
$71,510
Newark-Union
$68,710
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$64,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$63,060
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$63,060
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$62,190
York-Hanover
$61,850
Lancaster
$59,710
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$58,760
Reading
$58,740
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$57,790
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$57,360
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$56,730
Philadelphia
$54,880
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$53,580
Pittsburgh
$51,860