SOC 17-1022 · Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro

Surveyors Salary in Wildwood, FL

The average salary for surveyors in Wildwood, Florida is $71,290 a year ($34.27 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,170: half of the 50 people in this job in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,291).

$71,290average per year

$34.27 / hourMedian $58,170Take-home ≈ $58,983

  • $37K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $116K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#15 of 19Florida metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Surveyors pay range in Wildwood

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $116,250 or more. The middle half of surveyors in Wildwood earn between $47,570 and $95,750.

  • $37K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $116K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,290$5,941$34.27
Median$58,170$4,848$27.97
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,570$3,964$22.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$95,750$7,979$46.03

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

Surveyors salary after taxes in Wildwood

On the average salary of $71,290, a single filer in Wildwood takes home about $58,983 a year, or $4,915 a month and $2,269 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 Wildwood a good place for surveyors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wildwood area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.4), so the average $71,290 buys what about $83,454 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Wildwood ($45,830). A typical home costs $389,720, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surveyors salary in other Florida cities

Wildwood ranks 15th 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 Wildwood: questions

How much do surveyors make an hour in Wildwood?

$34.27 an hour on average, and $27.97 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level surveyors salary in Wildwood?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,570, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the surveyors take-home pay in Wildwood?

About $58,983 a year ($4,915 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,290. Florida has no state income tax.

Do surveyors earn more in Wildwood than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL (48680). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.6%.
  • 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 3.42, this job is 3.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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