The annual salary statistics of surveyors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surveyors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $39,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveyors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveyors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,020 | 14.30% | 15.00% |
| 2021 | $65,150 | -13.17% | - |
| 2020 | $73,730 | 3.47% | - |
| 2019 | $71,170 | 1.55% | - |
| 2018 | $70,070 | -3.80% | - |
| 2017 | $72,730 | 1.07% | - |
| 2016 | $71,950 | 1.35% | - |
| 2015 | $70,980 | 2.23% | - |
| 2014 | $69,400 | -0.75% | - |
| 2013 | $69,920 | 7.58% | - |
| 2012 | $64,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,020 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for surveyors in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of surveyors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 23.4 percent (23.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Spokane | |
| Bellingham | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Olympia | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tacoma | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area |