What are the main factors that influence a Field Surveyor I's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Field Surveyor 's salary?

A Field Surveyor 's salary grows with experience: a Field Surveyor I (2-4 years)earns $62,868, a Field Surveyor III (4-7 years)earns $77,319, a Land Surveyor Crew Chief (7+ years)earns $90,156, a Field Chief Land Surveyor (7+ years)earns $107,254,

What are the highest paying states for a Field Surveyor I?

Field Surveyor I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Field Surveyor I roles are District of Columbia $69,700, California $69,400, Massachusetts $68,500. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Field Surveyor roles make?

Salaries for Field Surveyor level roles vary by specialization: Field Chief Land Surveyor: $107,300; Land Surveyor Manager: $107,254; Land Surveyor, Field Supervisor: $90,190; Land Surveyor Supervisor: $90,156; Field Surveyor III: $77,400.

How do different companies affect a Field Surveyor I's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Field Surveyor I roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

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Field Surveyor I Salary in the United States

How much does a Field Surveyor I make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Field Surveyor I in the United States is $62,900 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Field Surveyor I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,082
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,500 to $69,800
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,763

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Field Surveyor I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,800	$5,817	$1,342	$34
Average	$62,900	$5,242	$1,210	$30
25th Percentile	$55,500	$4,625	$1,067	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Field Surveyor I Salaries

A Field Surveyor I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Field Surveyor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Field Surveyor I's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Field Surveyor I (2-4 years): $62,868
Field Surveyor III (4-7 years): $77,319
Land Surveyor Crew Chief (7+ years): $90,156
Field Chief Land Surveyor (7+ years): $107,254

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Field Surveyor I	2-4 years	$62,868
Field Surveyor III	4-7 years	$77,319
Land Surveyor Crew Chief	7+ years	$90,156
Field Chief Land Surveyor	7+ years	$107,254

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How Do Field Surveyor I Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Field Surveyor Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,700.
California: $69,400.
Massachusetts: $68,500.

District of Columbia $69,700 California $69,400 Massachusetts $68,500 Washington $68,200 New Jersey $68,200 Alaska $68,100 Connecticut $67,200 New York $66,900

Hawaii $65,800 Rhode Island $65,200 Maryland $64,900 Minnesota $64,400 Colorado $64,200 Illinois $64,100 Oregon $63,900 Delaware $63,700

New Hampshire $63,600 Virginia $63,400 Pennsylvania $62,600 Nevada $62,300 North Dakota $62,200 Michigan $62,000 Wisconsin $61,900 Vermont $61,800

Texas $61,400 Ohio $61,300 Maine $61,300 Arizona $61,300 Georgia $60,700 Indiana $60,400 Wyoming $60,300 Utah $60,300

Iowa $60,200 Kansas $59,900 Louisiana $59,800 North Carolina $59,800 Missouri $59,800 Florida $59,500 Montana $59,400 Nebraska $59,300

Kentucky $59,200 South Carolina $59,000 Tennessee $58,800 Idaho $58,700 New Mexico $58,300 Oklahoma $58,200 Alabama $57,800 South Dakota $57,200

Arkansas $56,800 West Virginia $56,700 Mississippi $56,100

Top Paying Cities for Field Surveyor Is

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $79,300
San Francisco: $78,600
Oakland: $76,800

San Jose, CA $79,300

San Francisco, CA $78,600

Oakland, CA $76,800

New York, NY $72,900

Queens Village, NY $72,400

Paramus, NJ $71,900

Passaic, NJ $71,900

Bergenfield, NJ $71,800

Huntington, NY $71,700

Stamford, CT $71,700

Newark, NJ $71,200

Bridgeport, CT $71,100

New Brunswick, NJ $70,900

Vallejo, CA $70,800

Middlesex, NJ $70,700

Somerset, NJ $70,700

Petaluma, CA $70,500

Santa Cruz, CA $70,300

Boston, MA $70,200

Monterey, CA $69,900

Fairbanks, AK $69,800

Los Angeles, CA $69,700

Washington, DC $69,700

Seattle, WA $69,500

Santa Rosa, CA $69,500

Juneau, AK $69,300

Orange, CA $69,100

Anaheim, CA $69,000

Anchorage, AK $69,000

Santa Ana, CA $68,900

Nassau, NY $68,900

Long Beach, CA $68,800

Danbury, CT $68,800

Santa Maria, CA $68,600

Everett, WA $68,600

Bremerton, WA $68,300

Trenton, NJ $68,200

Brockton, MA $68,100

Sacramento, CA $68,100

San Diego, CA $68,100

Tacoma, WA $68,000

Santa Barbara, CA $68,000

Lowell, MA $67,700

New Suffolk, NY $67,700

Nashua, NH $67,600

Lompoc, CA $67,500

Stockton, CA $67,400

Ventura, CA $67,400

New Haven, CT $67,300

Atlantic City, NJ $67,100

Hartford, CT $67,000

Modesto, CA $67,000

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,800

New Britain, CT $66,800

Norwich, CT $66,700

New London, CT $66,700

Kennewick, WA $66,700

Olympia, WA $66,700

Lawrence, MA $66,600

Bakersfield, CA $66,500

Riverside, CA $66,400

New Bedford, MA $66,400

Richland, WA $66,300

Portsmouth, NH $66,300

Vineland, NJ $66,300

San Bernardino, CA $66,200

Boulder, CO $66,000

Worcester, MA $66,000

Portland, OR $65,900

Saint Paul, MN $65,800

Minneapolis, MN $65,800

Philadelphia, PA $65,800

Honolulu, HI $65,400

Providence, RI $65,200

Springfield, MA $65,200

Chicago, IL $65,000

Baltimore, MD $64,900

Bellingham, WA $64,900

Chico, CA $64,700

Wilmington, DE $64,600

Pittsfield, MA $64,500

Manchester, NH $64,400

Spokane, WA $64,200

Denver, CO $64,100

Albany, NY $63,800

Troy, NY $63,800

Schenectady, NY $63,700

Burlington, VT $63,600

Portland, ME $63,300

Salem, OR $63,300

Yakima, WA $63,300

Ann Arbor, MI $63,300

Rochester, MN $63,100

Fresno, CA $63,000

Reno, NV $63,000

Milwaukee, WI $63,000

Carson City, NV $62,900

Detroit, MI $62,900

Allentown, PA $62,900

Houston, TX $62,800

Colorado Springs, CO $62,800

Syracuse, NY $62,800

Eugene, OR $62,600

Bismarck, ND $62,600

Gary, IN $62,600

Galveston, TX $62,600

Springfield, OR $62,500

Medford, OR $62,400

Fort Collins, CO $62,300

Austin, TX $62,300

Mesa, AZ $62,200

Phoenix, AZ $62,200

Reading, PA $62,100

Saint Cloud, MN $62,100

Dallas, TX $62,100

Madison, WI $62,000

Concord, NH $62,000

Utica, NY $61,800

Raleigh, NC $61,800

Las Vegas, NV $61,800

Rochester, NY $61,700

Des Moines, IA $61,700

Atlanta, GA $61,600

Battle Creek, MI $61,600

Salt Lake City, UT $61,600

Lancaster, PA $61,500

Champaign, IL $61,500

Harrisburg, PA $61,400

Columbus, OH $61,300

Cleveland, OH $61,300

Boca Raton, FL $61,300

Pittsburgh, PA $61,300

Kansas City, KS $61,300

Kansas City, MO $61,300

Durham, NC $61,300

Fort Worth, TX $61,300

Richmond, VA $61,200

Indianapolis, IN $61,200

Cincinnati, OH $61,100

Petersburg, VA $61,000

Appleton, WI $60,900

Pueblo, CO $60,900

Dayton, OH $60,900

Huntsville, AL $60,900

Lansing, MI $60,900

Billings, MT $60,900

Lebanon, PA $60,900

Elkhart, IN $60,800

Buffalo, NY $60,800

Racine, WI $60,800

Charlotte, NC $60,800

Saint Louis, MO $60,800

Springfield, IL $60,800

York, PA $60,800

Lorain, OH $60,700

Beaumont, TX $60,700

Toledo, OH $60,700

Gastonia, NC $60,700

Benton Harbor, MI $60,700

Binghamton, NY $60,600

Rock Hill, SC $60,600

Rockford, IL $60,600

Fargo, ND $60,600

Elyria, OH $60,600

Miami, FL $60,500

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,500

Flagstaff, AZ $60,500

Duluth, MN $60,400

Bangor, ME $60,300

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,200

Louisville, KY $60,200

Grand Rapids, MI $60,200

Hialeah, FL $60,200

Casper, WY $60,100

Virginia Beach, VA $60,000

New Orleans, LA $60,000

Scranton, PA $60,000

Akron, OH $59,900

Peoria, IL $59,900

Sarasota, FL $59,800

Green Bay, WI $59,800

Baton Rouge, LA $59,800

Cheyenne, WY $59,700

Tucson, AZ $59,700

Davenport, IA $59,700

Nashville, TN $59,700

Charleston, SC $59,700

Jamestown, NY $59,700

Bradenton, FL $59,600

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,600

Tampa, FL $59,600

Omaha, NE $59,600

Port Arthur, TX $59,600

Evansville, IN $59,600

Santa Fe, NM $59,500

Orlando, FL $59,400

Clearwater, FL $59,300

La Crosse, WI $59,200

Canton, OH $59,200

Grand Forks, ND $59,200

Albuquerque, NM $59,200

Tulsa, OK $59,200

Newport News, VA $59,200

Ogden, UT $59,100

Corpus Christi, TX $59,100

High Point, NC $59,100

Norfolk, VA $59,000

Laramie, WY $59,000

Rock Island, IL $59,000

Saginaw, MI $59,000

Jacksonville, FL $59,000

Salisbury, NC $59,000

Moline, IL $58,900

Memphis, TN $58,900

Fort Myers, FL $58,900

Waterloo, IA $58,800

Spartanburg, SC $58,700

Lincoln, NE $58,700

Fort Wayne, IN $58,700

Winston Salem, NC $58,600

Greensboro, NC $58,600

San Antonio, TX $58,600

South Bend, IN $58,600

Provo, UT $58,600

Cedar Falls, IA $58,600

Birmingham, AL $58,600

Springfield, OH $58,600

Boise, ID $58,500

Savannah, GA $58,500

Muskegon, MI $58,400

Lima, OH $58,300

Lake Charles, LA $58,300

Anderson, IN $58,300

Wichita, KS $58,200

Greenville, SC $58,200

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,200

Lexington, KY $58,200

Augusta, GA $58,200

Columbia, SC $58,100

Bloomington, IN $58,000

Roanoke, VA $57,900

Asheville, NC $57,800

Knoxville, TN $57,700

Shreveport, LA $57,700

Wilmington, NC $57,600

Chillicothe, OH $57,500

Oklahoma City, OK $57,500

Frankfort, KY $57,500

Longview, TX $57,400

Topeka, KS $57,400

Mobile, AL $57,300

Terre Haute, IN $57,300

Erie, PA $57,300

Altoona, PA $57,300

Melbourne, FL $57,300

Fayetteville, AR $57,200

Killeen, TX $57,200

Amarillo, TX $57,200

Sioux Falls, SD $57,100

Chattanooga, TN $57,100

Idaho Falls, ID $57,100

Lafayette, LA $56,900

Lynchburg, VA $56,900

Youngstown, OH $56,900

Portsmouth, OH $56,900

Gainesville, FL $56,900

Little Rock, AR $56,900

Temple, TX $56,800

Daytona Beach, FL $56,800

Clarksville, TN $56,800

Pensacola, FL $56,800

Hopkinsville, KY $56,600

Charleston, WV $56,600

Florence, SC $56,600

Sioux City, IA $56,600

Fayetteville, NC $56,400

Tallahassee, FL $56,400

Macon, GA $56,400

Wichita Falls, TX $56,300

Waco, TX $56,300

Pine Bluff, AR $56,300

Vincennes, IN $56,200

Lubbock, TX $56,200

Great Falls, MT $56,100

Alamogordo, NM $56,100

Abilene, TX $56,100

Huntington, WV $56,000

Albany, GA $56,000

Monroe, LA $56,000

Rapid City, SD $56,000

Jackson, MS $55,900

Greenville, MS $55,900

Parkersburg, WV $55,900

Montgomery, AL $55,900

Johnstown, PA $55,900

Springfield, MO $55,800

Biloxi, MS $55,800

Twin Falls, ID $55,600

Sumter, SC $55,600

Columbus, GA $55,600

Pascagoula, MS $55,500

Kingsport, TN $55,300

Gulfport, MS $55,300

Alexandria, LA $55,100

Fort Smith, AR $55,000

El Paso, TX $54,800

Helena, MT $54,700

Las Cruces, NM $54,500

Harlingen, TX $54,300

Pocatello, ID $54,300

Florence, AL $54,300

Brownsville, TX $54,200

Dothan, AL $54,100

Mcallen, TX $54,100

Columbus, MS $53,700

Altus, OK $53,400

Lawton, OK $53,200

Pierre, SD $53,000

What Skills Can Increase a Field Surveyor I's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Consulting (Mentioned in 2.72% Job Postings): Providing technical or business expertise and advice to internal or external clients.
CAD (Mentioned in 3.03% Job Postings): Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.44% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Consulting	2.72%
CAD	3.03%
Microsoft Office	1.44%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Field Surveyor I's salary.

Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Public Works: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Project Management	$65,416	4%
Public Works	$65,416	4%
Innovation	$65,416	4%
Leadership	$65,416	4%
Initiative	$65,416	4%
Analysis	$64,787	3%

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How Education impacts a Field Surveyor I's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Field Surveyor Is enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Field Surveyor I with a No Diploma is between $61,993 and $67,231).

Field Surveyor I Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Field Surveyor I

No Diploma 2.4%

High School 46.3%

Associates 29.3%

Bachelors 22.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.4%
High School	46.3%
Associates	29.3%
Bachelors	22.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Field Surveyor I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Field Surveyor I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$55,500

Average $62,900/year

$69,800

$4,625

Average $5,242/month

$5,817

$1,067

Average $1,210/week

$1,342

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,800	$5,817	$1,342	$34
Average	$62,900	$5,242	$1,210	$30
25th Percentile	$55,500	$4,625	$1,067	$27

Field Surveyor I Salary Growth & Career Path

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For a Field Surveyor I, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Field Surveyor III role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $77,400 - a projected growth of 23% over your current level.

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Salary Trends for Field Surveyor I

Salaries for a Field Surveyor I can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,980 in 2023 to around $54,924 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Field Surveyor I salary trends, .

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