Surveyors pay range in Nashville
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $116,990 or more. The middle half of surveyors in Nashville earn between $60,180 and $98,930.
- $52K10th
- $60K25th
- $79KMedian
- $99K75th
- $117K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $82,240 | $6,853 | $39.54 |
| Median | $78,870 | $6,572 | $37.92 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $60,180 | $5,015 | $28.93 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $98,930 | $8,244 | $47.56 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Surveyors salary after taxes in Nashville
On the average salary of $82,240, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $66,686 a year, or $5,557 a month and $2,565 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Nashville a good place for surveyors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Nashville area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.3), so the average $82,240 buys what about $85,366 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Nashville ($50,390). A typical home costs $455,958, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Surveyors salary in other Tennessee cities
Nashville ranks 2nd of 6 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Clarksville pays the most ($87,820).
- Clarksville$87,820
- Nashville$82,240
- Memphis$78,830
- Knoxville$77,990
- Kingsport$71,730
- Chattanooga$70,610
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 Nashville: questions
How much do surveyors make an hour in Nashville?
$39.54 an hour on average, and $37.92 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level surveyors salary in Nashville?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,190 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,180, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the surveyors take-home pay in Nashville?
About $66,686 a year ($5,557 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $82,240. Tennessee has no state income tax.
Do surveyors earn more in Nashville than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (34980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
- 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 no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.93, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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