Surveyors pay range in San Antonio
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,040 or more. The middle half of surveyors in San Antonio earn between $48,950 and $79,300.
- $41K10th
- $49K25th
- $59KMedian
- $79K75th
- $101K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $67,270 | $5,606 | $32.34 |
| Median | $59,140 | $4,928 | $28.43 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $48,950 | $4,079 | $23.53 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $79,300 | $6,608 | $38.12 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Surveyors salary after taxes in San Antonio
On the average salary of $67,270, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $56,154 a year, or $4,680 a month and $2,160 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is San Antonio a good place for surveyors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $67,270 buys what about $71,023 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.
Surveyors salary in other Texas cities
San Antonio ranks 10th 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 San Antonio: questions
How much do surveyors make an hour in San Antonio?
$32.34 an hour on average, and $28.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level surveyors salary in San Antonio?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,970 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,950, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the surveyors take-home pay in San Antonio?
About $56,154 a year ($4,680 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,270. Texas has no state income tax.
Do surveyors earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?
The average here is 18% 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
- 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 1.32, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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