Surveyors pay range in El Paso
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,360 or more. The middle half of surveyors in El Paso earn between $44,450 and $73,150.
- $34K10th
- $44K25th
- $51KMedian
- $73K75th
- $97K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $63,230 | $5,269 | $30.40 |
| Median | $51,380 | $4,282 | $24.70 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $44,450 | $3,704 | $21.37 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $73,150 | $6,096 | $35.17 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Surveyors salary after taxes in El Paso
On the average salary of $63,230, a single filer in El Paso takes home about $52,985 a year, or $4,415 a month and $2,038 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 El Paso a good place for surveyors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the El Paso area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.9), so the average $63,230 buys what about $70,324 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in El Paso ($39,510). A typical home costs $232,910, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.
Surveyors salary in other Texas cities
El Paso ranks 14th 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 El Paso: questions
How much do surveyors make an hour in El Paso?
$30.40 an hour on average, and $24.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level surveyors salary in El Paso?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,210 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,450, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the surveyors take-home pay in El Paso?
About $52,985 a year ($4,415 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,230. Texas has no state income tax.
Do surveyors earn more in El Paso 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 El Paso, TX (21340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.5%.
- 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 0.56, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.56).
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