Surveyors pay range in Dallas
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $115,390 or more. The middle half of surveyors in Dallas earn between $52,430 and $85,030.
- $48K10th
- $52K25th
- $66KMedian
- $85K75th
- $115K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $74,580 | $6,215 | $35.86 |
| Median | $66,030 | $5,502 | $31.75 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $52,430 | $4,369 | $25.21 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $85,030 | $7,086 | $40.88 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Surveyors salary after taxes in Dallas
On the average salary of $74,580, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $61,297 a year, or $5,108 a month and $2,358 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Dallas a good place for surveyors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $74,580 buys what about $72,345 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Surveyors salary in other Texas cities
Dallas ranks 4th 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 Dallas: questions
How much do surveyors make an hour in Dallas?
$35.86 an hour on average, and $31.74 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level surveyors salary in Dallas?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,520 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,430, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the surveyors take-home pay in Dallas?
About $61,297 a year ($5,108 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,580. Texas has no state income tax.
Do surveyors earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?
The average here is 9% 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
- 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 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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