Surveyors pay range in College Station
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $113,050 or more. The middle half of surveyors in College Station earn between $39,120 and $79,100.
- $30K10th
- $39K25th
- $50KMedian
- $79K75th
- $113K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $63,120 | $5,260 | $30.35 |
| Median | $49,660 | $4,138 | $23.88 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $39,120 | $3,260 | $18.81 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $79,100 | $6,592 | $38.03 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Surveyors salary after taxes in College Station
On the average salary of $63,120, a single filer in College Station takes home about $52,897 a year, or $4,408 a month and $2,034 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is College Station a good place for surveyors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the College Station area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $63,120 buys what about $69,400 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in College Station ($44,470). A typical home costs $310,961, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Surveyors salary in other Texas cities
College Station ranks 15th of 17 Texas metro areas for this job; Killeen pays the most ($76,620).
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 College Station: questions
How much do surveyors make an hour in College Station?
$30.35 an hour on average, and $23.88 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level surveyors salary in College Station?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,120, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the surveyors take-home pay in College Station?
About $52,897 a year ($4,408 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,120. Texas has no state income tax.
Do surveyors earn more in College Station than elsewhere?
The average here is 23% 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 College Station-Bryan, TX (17780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
- 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 0.89, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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