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11.4% Jobs Projection
$91,030 Median Salary
370 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Surveyors in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Surveyors in California is growing faster than average.

  • Surveyors in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Surveyors Work in California?

There were approximately 4,260 workers employed as Surveyors in this state in 2018.

There were 4,470 Surveyors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 210 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 720 Surveyors working in it, which means California has more Surveyors than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Surveyors in this state are growing at a rate of 11.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.2%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 370 annual Surveyors job openings in California, and 4,900 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,800 annual jobs and 49,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Surveyors Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Surveyors ranged from $53,580 to $127,470 with $91,030 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $25.76 to $61.28. The median hourly rate was $43.76.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $43.8 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.04.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Surveyors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Surveyors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,050 $96,660
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 660 $89,600
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 430 $86,670
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 370 $83,630
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 350 $91,550
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 270 $88,280
Fresno, CA 120 $106,000
Santa Rosa, CA 110 $82,790
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 90 $81,650
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 90 $64,980
Bakersfield, CA 80 $56,870
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 60 $91,200
Modesto, CA 60 $78,750
Yuba City, CA 60 n/a
Stockton-Lodi, CA 50 n/a
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 40 $121,000
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 40 $98,790
Redding, CA 40 $103,470
Salinas, CA 30 $86,670

Top States for Surveyors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Surveyors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 4,390 $54,620
California 4,260 $91,030
Florida 3,640 $53,680
New York 1,800 $70,090
Pennsylvania 1,590 $60,550
Colorado 1,550 $62,400
Virginia 1,520 $63,240
Illinois 1,340 $68,580
Ohio 1,280 $57,450
Massachusetts 1,160 $62,500
New Jersey 1,140 $68,630
North Carolina 1,100 $67,690
Louisiana 1,090 $59,850
Arizona 1,000 $59,270
Maryland 970 $59,340
Washington 960 $83,840
Michigan 940 $57,460
Georgia 940 $54,760
Tennessee 900 $45,900
Indiana 890 $58,060

Below are the states where Surveyors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $91,030
Washington $83,840
Nevada $82,180
Alaska $79,610
North Dakota $75,700
New York $70,090
Delaware $69,890
New Jersey $68,630
Utah $68,620
Illinois $68,580

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