Surveyors pay range in Denver
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $117,440 or more. The middle half of surveyors in Denver earn between $71,630 and $104,390.
- $60K10th
- $72K25th
- $81KMedian
- $104K75th
- $117K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $85,620 | $7,135 | $41.16 |
| Median | $80,970 | $6,748 | $38.93 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $71,630 | $5,969 | $34.44 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $104,390 | $8,699 | $50.19 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Surveyors salary after taxes in Denver
On the average salary of $85,620, a single filer in Denver takes home about $66,005 a year, or $5,500 a month and $2,539 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
Is Denver a good place for surveyors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Denver area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.8), so the average $85,620 buys what about $80,940 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Denver ($62,320). A typical home costs $573,221, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.
Surveyors salary in other Colorado cities
Denver ranks 1st of 6 Colorado metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- Denver$85,620
- Boulder$84,900
- Colorado Springs$82,140
- Grand Junction$75,690
- Fort Collins$75,510
- Greeley$72,840
Highest-paying cities for surveyors
Yuba City, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($127,690).
- Yuba City, CA$127,690
- San Francisco, CA$126,380
- Redding, CA$124,490
- Sacramento, CA$120,210
- Stockton, CA$118,870
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Surveyors salary in Denver: questions
How much do surveyors make an hour in Denver?
$41.17 an hour on average, and $38.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level surveyors salary in Denver?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,230 a year and the 25th percentile is $71,630, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the surveyors take-home pay in Denver?
About $66,005 a year ($5,500 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $85,620. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
Do surveyors earn more in Denver than elsewhere?
The average here is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,291).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-1022; area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (19740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.74, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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