SOC 17-1022 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro

Surveyors Salary in Fort Myers, FL

The average salary for surveyors in Fort Myers, Florida is $69,940 a year ($33.63 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,940: half of the 200 people in this job in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,291).

$69,940average per year

$33.63 / hourMedian $60,940Take-home ≈ $58,033

  • $46K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $102K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

200people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#16 of 19Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Surveyors pay range in Fort Myers

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $102,350 or more. The middle half of surveyors in Fort Myers earn between $47,380 and $80,040.

  • $46K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $102K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$69,940$5,828$33.62
Median$60,940$5,078$29.30
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,380$3,948$22.78
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,040$6,670$38.48

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Surveyors salary after taxes in Fort Myers

On the average salary of $69,940, a single filer in Fort Myers takes home about $58,033 a year, or $4,836 a month and $2,232 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Fort Myers a good place for surveyors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fort Myers area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.3), so the average $69,940 buys what about $68,335 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Myers ($46,780). A typical home costs $339,372, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surveyors salary in other Florida cities

Fort Myers ranks 16th of 19 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($81,320).

All Surveyors salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for surveyors

Yuba City, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($127,690).

Surveyors salary by city

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Surveyors salary in Fort Myers: questions

How much do surveyors make an hour in Fort Myers?

$33.63 an hour on average, and $29.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level surveyors salary in Fort Myers?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,380, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the surveyors take-home pay in Fort Myers?

About $58,033 a year ($4,836 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $69,940. Florida has no state income tax.

Do surveyors earn more in Fort Myers than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less 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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (15980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.96, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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