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

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

How does experience change A Mine Surveyor's salary?

A Mine Surveyor's salary grows with experience: a Mine Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $74,718, a Mine Surveyor (2-4 years)earns $97,040, a Mine Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $107,237, a Mine Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $132,614,

What are the highest paying states for a Mine Surveyor?

Mine Surveyor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Mine Surveyor roles are District of Columbia $105,562, California $105,162, Massachusetts $103,760. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Mine Surveyor roles make?

Salaries for Mine Surveyor level roles vary by specialization: Mine Operations: $87,239; Mine Supervisor: $86,000; Mine Geologist: $80,147; Engineer, Mine: $72,853; Mine Planner: $65,283.

How do different companies affect a Mine Surveyor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Mine Surveyor roles. Large, established industry leaders like Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc ($126,909) and GE Renewable Energy ($121,776) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $76,117.

Mine Surveyor Salary in the United States

How much does a Mine Surveyor make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mine Surveyor in the United States is $95,342 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,877
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $87,190 to $103,997
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,768

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Mine Surveyor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,997	$8,666	$2,000	$50
Average	$95,342	$7,945	$1,833	$46
25th Percentile	$87,190	$7,266	$1,677	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Mine Surveyor Salaries

A Mine Surveyor'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 Do Mine Surveyor 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 Mine Surveyors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $105,562.
California: $105,162.
Massachusetts: $103,760.

District of Columbia $105,562 California $105,162 Massachusetts $103,760 Washington $103,379 New Jersey $103,341 Alaska $103,207 Connecticut $101,892 New York $101,358

Hawaii $99,651 Rhode Island $98,850 Maryland $98,307 Minnesota $97,563 Colorado $97,277 Illinois $97,182 Oregon $96,819 Delaware $96,553

New Hampshire $96,385 Virginia $96,009 Pennsylvania $94,913 Nevada $94,360 North Dakota $94,179 Michigan $93,893 Wisconsin $93,788 Vermont $93,578

Texas $92,996 Maine $92,958 Arizona $92,901 Ohio $92,834 Georgia $91,957 Indiana $91,518 Wyoming $91,433 Utah $91,299

Iowa $91,242 Kansas $90,784 Louisiana $90,651 North Carolina $90,603 Missouri $90,584 Florida $90,212 Montana $90,012 Nebraska $89,821

Kentucky $89,717 South Carolina $89,335 Tennessee $89,097 Idaho $89,001 New Mexico $88,305 Oklahoma $88,153 Alabama $87,590 South Dakota $86,647

Arkansas $86,132 West Virginia $85,855 Mississippi $85,026

Top Paying Cities for Mine Surveyors

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: $120,254
San Francisco: $119,072
Oakland: $116,431

San Jose, CA $120,254

San Francisco, CA $119,072

Oakland, CA $116,431

New York, NY $110,491

Queens Village, NY $109,776

Paramus, NJ $109,014

Passaic, NJ $108,918

Bergenfield, NJ $108,823

Stamford, CT $108,680

Huntington, NY $108,585

Newark, NJ $107,965

Bridgeport, CT $107,774

New Brunswick, NJ $107,460

Vallejo, CA $107,259

Middlesex, NJ $107,202

Somerset, NJ $107,116

Petaluma, CA $106,897

Santa Cruz, CA $106,525

Boston, MA $106,335

Monterey, CA $105,858

Fairbanks, AK $105,791

Los Angeles, CA $105,610

Washington, DC $105,562

Seattle, WA $105,391

Santa Rosa, CA $105,372

Juneau, AK $105,095

Orange, CA $104,781

Anchorage, AK $104,609

Anaheim, CA $104,542

Santa Ana, CA $104,399

Nassau, NY $104,342

Long Beach, CA $104,304

Danbury, CT $104,275

Santa Maria, CA $103,951

Everett, WA $103,932

Bremerton, WA $103,465

Trenton, NJ $103,284

Sacramento, CA $103,246

San Diego, CA $103,198

Brockton, MA $103,160

Tacoma, WA $103,122

Santa Barbara, CA $102,988

Lowell, MA $102,607

New Suffolk, NY $102,569

Nashua, NH $102,454

Lompoc, CA $102,302

Ventura, CA $102,206

Stockton, CA $102,178

New Haven, CT $101,987

Atlantic City, NJ $101,739

Hartford, CT $101,529

Modesto, CA $101,482

Poughkeepsie, NY $101,272

New Britain, CT $101,224

Olympia, WA $101,091

Kennewick, WA $101,091

New London, CT $101,072

Norwich, CT $101,043

Lawrence, MA $100,995

Bakersfield, CA $100,729

Riverside, CA $100,595

New Bedford, MA $100,595

Richland, WA $100,500

Portsmouth, NH $100,423

Vineland, NJ $100,404

San Bernardino, CA $100,328

Boulder, CO $100,061

Worcester, MA $99,985

Portland, OR $99,899

Saint Paul, MN $99,785

Minneapolis, MN $99,785

Philadelphia, PA $99,651

Honolulu, HI $99,146

Springfield, MA $98,812

Providence, RI $98,803

Chicago, IL $98,526

Bellingham, WA $98,412

Baltimore, MD $98,307

Chico, CA $98,068

Wilmington, DE $97,906

Pittsfield, MA $97,811

Manchester, NH $97,630

Spokane, WA $97,210

Denver, CO $97,201

Albany, NY $96,753

Troy, NY $96,715

Schenectady, NY $96,514

Burlington, VT $96,305

Portland, ME $95,971

Salem, OR $95,895

Yakima, WA $95,876

Ann Arbor, MI $95,847

Rochester, MN $95,580

Fresno, CA $95,532

Reno, NV $95,532

Milwaukee, WI $95,447

Detroit, MI $95,351

Allentown, PA $95,323

Carson City, NV $95,313

Houston, TX $95,170

Colorado Springs, CO $95,161

Syracuse, NY $95,113

Eugene, OR $94,932

Bismarck, ND $94,817

Gary, IN $94,817

Galveston, TX $94,817

Springfield, OR $94,741

Medford, OR $94,512

Fort Collins, CO $94,474

Austin, TX $94,398

Mesa, AZ $94,198

Phoenix, AZ $94,179

Dallas, TX $94,150

Reading, PA $94,093

Saint Cloud, MN $94,055

Concord, NH $93,969

Madison, WI $93,931

Utica, NY $93,673

Raleigh, NC $93,597

Las Vegas, NV $93,587

Rochester, NY $93,521

Des Moines, IA $93,511

Atlanta, GA $93,359

Battle Creek, MI $93,330

Salt Lake City, UT $93,301

Lancaster, PA $93,158

Champaign, IL $93,139

Harrisburg, PA $93,025

Durham, NC $92,939

Kansas City, MO $92,930

Kansas City, KS $92,910

Fort Worth, TX $92,901

Boca Raton, FL $92,863

Cleveland, OH $92,853

Columbus, OH $92,834

Pittsburgh, PA $92,825

Richmond, VA $92,787

Indianapolis, IN $92,767

Cincinnati, OH $92,644

Petersburg, VA $92,501

Billings, MT $92,291

Lansing, MI $92,291

Huntsville, AL $92,291

Lebanon, PA $92,281

Dayton, OH $92,272

Pueblo, CO $92,272

Appleton, WI $92,243

Buffalo, NY $92,205

Racine, WI $92,157

Charlotte, NC $92,148

Saint Louis, MO $92,119

Springfield, IL $92,081

Elkhart, IN $92,062

York, PA $92,062

Gastonia, NC $92,052

Benton Harbor, MI $92,052

Beaumont, TX $91,995

Lorain, OH $91,976

Toledo, OH $91,938

Binghamton, NY $91,890

Rock Hill, SC $91,881

Rockford, IL $91,833

Fargo, ND $91,785

Elyria, OH $91,785

Flagstaff, AZ $91,719

Fort Lauderdale, FL $91,662

Miami, FL $91,604

Duluth, MN $91,452

Bangor, ME $91,328

Cedar Rapids, IA $91,223

Louisville, KY $91,175

Grand Rapids, MI $91,156

Hialeah, FL $91,147

Casper, WY $91,013

Scranton, PA $90,899

New Orleans, LA $90,870

Virginia Beach, VA $90,861

Akron, OH $90,813

Peoria, IL $90,689

Sarasota, FL $90,670

Green Bay, WI $90,603

Baton Rouge, LA $90,556

Charleston, SC $90,536

Nashville, TN $90,508

Jamestown, NY $90,489

Davenport, IA $90,489

Tucson, AZ $90,441

Cheyenne, WY $90,413

Saint Petersburg, FL $90,384

Tampa, FL $90,365

Omaha, NE $90,346

Port Arthur, TX $90,308

Evansville, IN $90,308

Bradenton, FL $90,270

Santa Fe, NM $90,098

Orlando, FL $90,003

Clearwater, FL $89,898

Canton, OH $89,697

La Crosse, WI $89,697

Grand Forks, ND $89,669

Albuquerque, NM $89,640

Tulsa, OK $89,640

Newport News, VA $89,631

High Point, NC $89,602

Ogden, UT $89,564

Corpus Christi, TX $89,488

Laramie, WY $89,431

Norfolk, VA $89,431

Rock Island, IL $89,373

Saginaw, MI $89,354

Jacksonville, FL $89,345

Salisbury, NC $89,326

Memphis, TN $89,307

Moline, IL $89,259

Fort Myers, FL $89,230

Waterloo, IA $89,106

Spartanburg, SC $89,011

Lincoln, NE $88,963

Fort Wayne, IN $88,944

Birmingham, AL $88,839

Cedar Falls, IA $88,820

Provo, UT $88,811

Springfield, OH $88,801

San Antonio, TX $88,782

Greensboro, NC $88,744

South Bend, IN $88,735

Winston Salem, NC $88,725

Boise, ID $88,696

Savannah, GA $88,630

Muskegon, MI $88,458

Lima, OH $88,344

Lake Charles, LA $88,305

Anderson, IN $88,286

Lexington, KY $88,258

Augusta, GA $88,229

Greenville, SC $88,229

Wichita, KS $88,143

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,143

Columbia, SC $88,058

Bloomington, IN $87,819

Roanoke, VA $87,762

Asheville, NC $87,638

Knoxville, TN $87,476

Shreveport, LA $87,466

Wilmington, NC $87,343

Frankfort, KY $87,161

Oklahoma City, OK $87,095

Chillicothe, OH $87,057

Longview, TX $87,047

Topeka, KS $87,018

Mobile, AL $86,875

Terre Haute, IN $86,837

Erie, PA $86,828

Altoona, PA $86,780

Melbourne, FL $86,751

Amarillo, TX $86,713

Killeen, TX $86,685

Fayetteville, AR $86,608

Sioux Falls, SD $86,542

Chattanooga, TN $86,484

Idaho Falls, ID $86,475

Gainesville, FL $86,275

Portsmouth, OH $86,227

Little Rock, AR $86,208

Lynchburg, VA $86,208

Lafayette, LA $86,170

Youngstown, OH $86,170

Temple, TX $86,132

Daytona Beach, FL $86,113

Clarksville, TN $86,103

Pensacola, FL $86,094

Hopkinsville, KY $85,808

Charleston, WV $85,798

Florence, SC $85,750

Sioux City, IA $85,693

Macon, GA $85,417

Tallahassee, FL $85,407

Fayetteville, NC $85,388

Waco, TX $85,369

Wichita Falls, TX $85,369

Pine Bluff, AR $85,331

Vincennes, IN $85,150

Lubbock, TX $85,112

Great Falls, MT $85,054

Alamogordo, NM $85,045

Abilene, TX $84,969

Rapid City, SD $84,845

Monroe, LA $84,845

Albany, GA $84,787

Huntington, WV $84,778

Jackson, MS $84,768

Greenville, MS $84,759

Parkersburg, WV $84,663

Montgomery, AL $84,644

Johnstown, PA $84,625

Springfield, MO $84,549

Biloxi, MS $84,501

Sumter, SC $84,301

Columbus, GA $84,292

Twin Falls, ID $84,234

Pascagoula, MS $84,110

Kingsport, TN $83,863

Gulfport, MS $83,834

Alexandria, LA $83,519

Fort Smith, AR $83,281

El Paso, TX $83,024

Helena, MT $82,900

Las Cruces, NM $82,595

Harlingen, TX $82,328

Pocatello, ID $82,242

Florence, AL $82,213

Brownsville, TX $82,194

Dothan, AL $82,042

Mcallen, TX $81,994

Columbus, MS $81,288

Altus, OK $80,850

Lawton, OK $80,669

Pierre, SD $80,325

What Skills Can Increase a Mine Surveyor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 16.44% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Economics (Mentioned in 2.74% Job Postings): Economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and analyzes the choices that individuals, businesses, governments, and nations make to allocate resources.
CAD (Mentioned in 1.37% 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

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	16.44%
Economics	2.74%
CAD	1.37%

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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 Mine Surveyor's salary.

Fleet Management: Can increase your salary by up to 25%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Geology: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Fleet Management	$119,177	25%
Presentation	$111,550	17%
Geology	$110,596	16%
Technical Support	$109,643	15%
Scheduling	$107,736	13%
Economics	$105,829	11%

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How Education impacts a Mine Surveyor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Mine Surveyors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 Mine Surveyor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $84,933 and $91,858).

Mine Surveyor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Mine Surveyor

No Diploma 4.5%

High School 4.5%

Associates 27.3%

Bachelors 59.1%

Masters 27.3%

Doctorate 9.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	4.5%
High School	4.5%
Associates	27.3%
Bachelors	59.1%
Masters	27.3%
Doctorate	9.1%

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Mine Surveyor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mine Surveyor'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

$87,190

Average $95,342/year

$103,997

$7,266

Average $7,945/month

$8,666

$1,677

Average $1,833/week

$2,000

$42

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,997	$8,666	$2,000	$50
Average	$95,342	$7,945	$1,833	$46
25th Percentile	$87,190	$7,266	$1,677	$42

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Salary Trends for Mine Surveyor

Salaries for a Mine Surveyor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $109,632 in 2023 to around $104,045 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Mine Surveyor salary trends, .

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