Surveyors pay range in Houston
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $111,610 or more. The middle half of surveyors in Houston earn between $49,450 and $84,410.
- $41K10th
- $49K25th
- $63KMedian
- $84K75th
- $112K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $72,690 | $6,058 | $34.95 |
| Median | $62,960 | $5,247 | $30.27 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $49,450 | $4,121 | $23.77 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $84,410 | $7,034 | $40.58 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Surveyors salary after taxes in Houston
On the average salary of $72,690, a single filer in Houston takes home about $59,967 a year, or $4,997 a month and $2,306 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 Houston a good place for surveyors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $72,690 buys what about $73,700 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.
Surveyors salary in other Texas cities
Houston ranks 5th 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 Houston: questions
How much do surveyors make an hour in Houston?
$34.95 an hour on average, and $30.27 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level surveyors salary in Houston?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,940 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,450, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the surveyors take-home pay in Houston?
About $59,967 a year ($4,997 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $72,690. Texas has no state income tax.
Do surveyors earn more in Houston than elsewhere?
The average here is 12% 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (26420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
- 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 1.82, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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